The Latter-day Marxists of the religion of government schools often point to Jefferson as the proponent of government schools. But Jefferson did not support mandatory attendance. That is what is wrong with todays schools. Well that is one of a leigon od problems with the schools but…
“It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the common feelings and ideas by the forcible asportation and education of the infant against the will of the father… What is proposed… is to remove the objection of expense, by offering education gratis, and to strengthen parental excitement by the disfranchisement of his child while uneducated. Society has certainly a right to disavow him whom they offer, and are permitted to qualify for the duties of a citizen. If we do not force instruction, let us at least strengthen the motives to receive it when offered.”
–Thomas Jefferson: Note to Elementary School Act, 1817. ME 17:423
And this force against the will of the father is what we have in today’s schools.
Irreligion, aka Marxism, has become the established religion and it is forced on children in the schools. Even the RJ editorial board is starting to see this