On the Constitutional Rights of Parents to Educate Their Minor Children
In the constitution,the right of parents to educate their children is considered an unenumerated fundamental right.This right embodies both altruistic and self-interested elements.Initially,parents must fully protect the interests of their minor children.As minors grow,parents should also respect their children's wishes.Simultaneously,parents can fulfill their own interests in the process of educating their children.The primary aspects of parental educational rights include the freedom to conduct family education,the freedom to choose educational settings,and the freedom to participate in school affairs.Within the freedom to conduct family education,the personal and value-based education provided by parents often involves more of their interests than the mere transmission of knowledge and skills.Public authorities should exercise particular caution when intervening in these areas.As minors grow older and wiser,the protection of parents'freedom to choose educational settings and to participate in school affairs gradually diminishes.Consequently,the inherent parental interests in these freedoms decrease while the public interest rises.In the education of minors,the state has the authority to supervise parental educational rights or to directly exercise educational power.Both actions should be conducted with respect for the parental right to education.
fundamental rightsparental education rightsinterests of minorsstate education power
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