Who should make educational decisions?

Last Updated 2/17/2025


Who gets to make decisions about a child’s education and health? The parents or the state? 

The U.S. has been debating that question since the Scopes Trial in 1925. See the story of that case in the courtroom where it happened. Visit www.rheaheritage.com/scopes-trial-play/  for tickets and more information.


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