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Wisconsin v. Yoder

Wisconsin (1972)

Background Information

  • However, Wisconsin required all children to attend public schools until age 16. So the three parents were prosecuted under this law.
  • They were convicted in the Green County Court for five dollars each, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Yoder's favor.
  • Three Amish parents, Jonas Yoder, Wallace Miller, and Adin Yutzy refused to send their children to Glarus High School in Wisconsin because they refused to let their children attend public schools after eighth grade.
  • Wisconsin appealed this ruling in the U.S Supreme Court.
  • They argued that Amish church beliefs say that higher education endanger their salvation because it is unnecessary for their simple way of life.

Works Cited

"WISCONSIN v. YODER." Wisconsin v. Yoder. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 22 June 2014.

First Amendment Rights

U.S Supreme Court

This case relates to the first amendment rights and the freedom to practice your religion.

The purpose of the freedom of religion clause was to prevent the government from interfering with citizens' rights to practice their religious beliefs.

  • U.S Supreme Court ruled that individual's rights of freedom of religion under the First Amendment outweighed the State's interest in requiring all students to attend schools until age 16.

Wisconsin v. Yoder case showed that this judgement can be tricky because the religious practices can go against the standard values of the society, in this case, the law requiring students to be in school until the age of 16. The judgement that has to be made on what is more important than the another can be tricky. Both sides have to be considered.

  • The court found that "an additional one or two years of high school would not produce the benefits of public education cited by Wisconsin to justify the law". They stated that leaving public school two years early will not make the Amish children ignorant.
  • However, they also included that not all beliefs apply for the religious exercise in First amendment. But the Amish belief involved in this case was a serious one from deep religious concerns, and it stemmed from the Bible. So they ruled in Yoder's favor that the parents had the right to practice their religion and adhere to their religious beliefs.
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