IAHE has been watching for this ruling since it was heard in the Indiana Supreme Court last winter. This case involved a homeschool group in Fishers, Indiana. If the homeschool support group would have lost this case, it could have potentially impacted groups across the state of Indiana.
Today, the Thomas More Society won an appeal on behalf of Fishers Adolescent Catholic Enrichment Society in the Indiana Supreme Court. The small Catholic homeschool group from Fishers, Indiana, had been disciplined by the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for alleged retaliation that resulted from a disagreement that began over a chicken dinner.
“In trying to control the affairs of a small religious homeschool group, the Indiana Civil Rights Commission far overstepped its authority,” declared Peter Breen, Vice President and Senior Counsel for the Thomas More Society. “Unfortunately, it took years of effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney time in order to stop this outrageous government overreach. We’re glad that the Indiana Supreme Court has now ordered the Commission to stop its harassment and dismiss this case.”
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