Velez explores whether public education is a fundamental right

Velez explores whether public education is a fundamental right

November 10, 2010

ATLANTA -- Luis A. Velez, a 2010 graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, recently wrote an op-ed piece in The Florida Times-Union questioning whether public education is a fundamental right.  

The piece was written in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Florida public school students by parents who are challenging whether their children are receiving the “high quality” education guaranteed to them in Florida’s Constitution.  Velez outlines the “public education as fundamental right” issue as argued in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, a seminal U.S. Supreme Court decision.