Crites v. Smith

OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge.

This suit is brought under the authority of Section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code which provides for proceedings for redress for deprivation of “rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws”.

*462The plaintiffs are parents who desire to teach their children at home rather than to send them to a public or private school for instruction. T.C.A. § 49-6-3050(b) provides that a parent-teacher conducting a home school must comply with certain requirements, including:

Notice to the local superintendent by August 1 before the commencement…