Legal Opinion
Pelletier v. Maine Principals' Ass'n
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 9, 2003No. CIV. 03-70-P-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
HORNBY, District Judge.
If students being educated at home wish to participate in interschool athletic contests, must the State let them choose which school to represent? In Maine, parents can educate their children in public schools, private schools, or home schooling. 20-A M.R.S.A. § 5001A (3). 1 Maine also requires that local public high schools allow home-schooled students in their respective attendance areas to participate in their athletic programs. § 5021(5). The Pelletier family, however, wants their home-schooled children to compete in track, not for their local…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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