Christian Parents Fail to Redo Ninth Circuit Homeschool Ruling

A group of Christian parents in California failed to convince the country’s largest federal appeals court to take another look at their case alleging religious discrimination by a state-funded home study program, but drew two dissenting opinions supporting their bid.

The ruling “has greenlit discrimination against religion,” a dissenting opinion authored by Judge Patrick Bumatay said.

A previous three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had ruled against the parents last September, finding that California can prohibit parents from using public homeschooling funds to purchase faith-based educational materials because the program is run through virtual ...