Prince v. Massachusetts
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In Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 (1944), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that there is a constitutional dimension to the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. "It is cardinal with us that the custody, care and nurture of the child reside first in the parents, whose primary function and freedom include preparation for obligations the state can neither supply nor hinder." 321 U.S. at 166.[1]