Freedom of education

This article is about the freedom of parents to choose the type of education they wish for their children. For the right to free, primary education for all, see Right to education. For the freedom to teach or learn without governmental or other interference, see Academic freedom.

Freedom of education is the right for parents to have their children educated in accordance with their religious and other views, allowing groups to be able to educate children without being impeded by the nation state.

Freedom of education is a constitutional (legal) concept that has been included in the European Convention on Human Rights, Protocol 1, Article 2, ("A2P1"), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Article 13 and several national constitutions, e.g. the Belgian constitution (former article 17, now article 24) and the Dutch constitution (article 23). The Catholic Church stated at the Second Vatican Council in 1965 that "Parents, who have the primary and inalienable right and duty to educate their children, must enjoy true liberty in their choice of schools."

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