State+Ex+Rel+Sheibley+v.+School+District+1+of+Dixon+County+Et+AL+(1891)

//State Ex Rel Sheibley v. School District #1 of Dixon County Et AL.// 31 Neb. 552, 48 NW 393 (1891) The right of the parent. . . to determine what studies his child shall pursue is paramount to that of trustees or teachers.

This is significant now because home schooling and charter schools that customize a curriculum have become so prevalant in the last decade. Parents are communicating what they want their child to learn perhaps opposed to the federal or state government mandating the core curriculum on those students.