Practice question
An official claims that recognition of public education requires outlawing every private educational institution. The proposed ban is defended solely by that categorical reading, without a separate valid regulatory basis. Which assessment follows Article XIV, Section 4(1)?
- The Constitution recognizes only one public provider and excludes private institutions altogether.
- It recognizes complementary public and private educational roles and reasonable supervision and regulation, rather than the asserted automatic abolition.
- Private institutions are exempt from every reasonable regulation.
- Public institutions are forbidden whenever a private school exists.
- The Constitution makes private donors the sole education authority.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XIV, Sections 1-4 and 7: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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