Legal Opinion
People v. DeJonge
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 8, 1989No. Docket 106149, 109010PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarilyn Kelly, J.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The defendants in these cases are parents who were found guilty of violating the state compulsory school attendance law. MCL 380.1561; MSA 15.41561, MCL 380.1599; MSA 15.41599. The Bennetts and the DeJonges kept their children home for school, the mothers serving as teachers. Defendants claimed their home schools made them exempt from the law under § 1561(3)(a), which allows children not in a public school to attend a "state approved nonpublic school.” The state showed that defendants were not using certificated teachers as required. On appeal, the Bennetts and the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. DeJongeMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. BennettMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. DeJongeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. BennettMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. BennettMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
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