Legal Opinion
State v. Hoyt
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 7, 1929PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeaslee, C. J.
The constitutionality of the compulsory school attendance statute (P. L., c. 118, ss. 1,2) has not been considered to be an open question in this state. State v. Jackson, 71 N. H. 552. “Free schooling furnished by the state is not so much a right granted to pupils as a duty imposed upon them for the public good. If they do not voluntarily attend the schools provided for them, they may be compelled to do so.” Fogg v. Board of Education, 76 N. H. 296, 299.
Education in public schools is considered by many to furnish desirable and even essential training for citizenship, apart from that gained by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Farrington, Governor v. T. TokushigeSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Bartels v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- LaFranchi v. City of Santa RosaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- People v. TurnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Delconte v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- Meyerkorth v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1962
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