The provision on compulsory elementary education seeks to address social problems, such as illiteracy and crime. Many illiterate children have been easy prey of bad elements engaged in criminal activities.
The compulsory requirement of elementary education yields to the natural rights of parents to rear their children. In other words, the State cannot interfere on matters which strictly belong to the family, but it can compel parents to fulfill their duty in educating their children.
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