ANEP decided to initiate legal action against the parents of a Mennonite community in the Florida department, for not sending their children to school. The state agency detected in 2023 that 11 children from that community of immigrants from the United States "do not attend public or private educational centers."
However, that is not quite so. The parents argued and proved that their children were being assisted by two educators and that they were pursuing their studies at Face Primary Army School, in the United States.
According to the newspaper El País, there were three attempts at rapprochement. They were even offered the option to attend public schools or to open an authorized school. However, the parents rejected everything. That recalls Ronald Reagan's phrase: "The most terrifying words in the English language are 'Hello, I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
It is very good that they did not accept. Their refusal is in accordance with the law.
Article 68 of the Constitution establishes freedom of education, and guarantees that every parent or guardian can choose the teachers or institutions they wish for their children.
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The parents chose a North American educational institution for religious reasons. Their decision is protected not only by Article 68, but also by Articles 7 and 40 of the Constitution. There is no harm to third parties or to the rights of the children.
The only "harmed" interest is that of the bureaucrats who believe they can decide better than families about their lives. The so-called "fatal arrogance."
Education, not indoctrination
Education is an open process, of trial and error, not a closed system of absolute truths. In this sea of ignorance, we are all ignorant... only in different subjects.
The Mennonites did not reject education. They rejected state education. The one that calls itself "public" to sound better, although in reality it is an instrument of political power.
