Does the Church Support Homeschooling?

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Does the Church Support Homeschooling?

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The Church has always affirmed the primary right and duty of parents to educate their children. The new Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "As those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions. This right is fundamental." (#2229)
The Charter Rights of the Family issued by the Vatican in 1983 makes this statement: "Since they have conferred life on their children, parents have the original, primary and inalienable right to educate them; hence they must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children."
Additional documentation of the Church's consistent support and recognition of parental rights with regard to the education of children can be found in the documents of Vatican II and numerous papal encyclicals.

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