IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1076 
Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right 
of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2008 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
PRICE of Georgia, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Ten-
nessee, Mr. MARCHANT, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
POE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. BROUN of Geor-
gia, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. DANIEL 
E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. WAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. 
JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. ROYCE, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. HERGER, and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and con-
stitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and 
education of their children. 
Whereas the modern homeschool movement in the United 
States demonstrates that homeschooled children are a 
vital component of the American education system; 
Whereas homeschool graduates act responsibly as parents 
and as students in colleges and universities, are valuable 
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in the workplace, and are productive citizens in society at 
large; 
Whereas many studies confirm that children who are edu-
cated at home score considerably above the national aver-
age on nationally-normed achievement tests, and above 
the average on both the SAT and ACT college entrance 
exams; 
Whereas homeschooled children, such as 2007 Heisman Tro-
phy winner Tim Tebow, are receiving national recognition 
for their victories in national competitions, national spell-
ing bees and geography bees, and are being highly sought 
after in nationally-recognized colleges and universities; 
Whereas homeschooling families contribute significantly to 
the cultural diversity important to a healthy society; 
Whereas notable individuals such as Benjamin Franklin, 
John Quincy Adams, Patrick Henry, Ansel Adams, 
Charles Dickens, and General Douglas MacArthur all re-
ceived a high-quality education at home; 
Whereas over 2,100,000 children are being homeschooled na-
tionwide; 
Whereas the United States Supreme Court has ruled that 
parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to 
direct the upbringing and education of their children 
(Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), Meyer 
v. Nebraska, 262 U.S.390 (1923), and Wisconsin v. 
Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)); 
Whereas on February 28, 2008, the Court of Appeal for the 
Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, 
issued an opinion in the case of In re Rachel L., that 
homeschool parents who did not hold a teaching creden-
tial could not legally homeschool their children; 
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Whereas the initial California Second Appellate District 
Court of Appeal decision would have had an adverse im-
pact on approximately 166,000 children in California who 
are receiving a quality education at home; and 
Whereas on March 25, 2008, the Court of Appeal for the 
Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, 
granted a motion for rehearing in the In re Rachel L. 
case—the decision that required parents to hold a teach-
ing license in order to legally homeschool their children; 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives hereby 
commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate 
District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehear-
ing in this matter and calls upon the court to uphold the 
United States Supreme Court’s opinion that parents have 
a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the up-
bringing and education of their children. 
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