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Homeschooling is ‘gainst da law!

by Bryan Comer

frfont1.jpgOk, it’s been a long time since I poked the homeschoolers. I’ve been really good…and really busy. But I started reading about the court decision in California saying homeschooling is illegal unless the parents have accreditation.

This all stemmed from a case brought up by a homeschooled child who accused the parents of neglect and abuse. DEFACS got involved, tried to make the 8 kids in the home go to public school which might catch the abuse. A juvenile court said, “no the parents have a right to homeschool”, even if their is a question of neglect. Then it ended up in an appeals court.

On Feb. 28, Judge H. Walter Croskey of the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled that children ages six to 18 may be taught only by credentialed teachers in public or private schools — or at home by Mom and Dad, but only if they have a teaching degree. Citing state law that goes back to the early 1950s, Croskey declared that “California courts have held that under provisions in the Education Code, parents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children.” Furthermore, the judge wrote, if instructors teach without credentials they will be subject to criminal action.

Now, here’s my peace offering…just because you are a certified teacher doesn’t make you an angel…you hear the but right?…BUT, I have to believe that you would be a better in home educator if you had some schooling. Also, if it were more regulated and controlled by “The Man”, it wouldn’t seem so hit or miss with what level a homeschooled student was at academically. Without some kind of system wide structure or checks and balances, it seems like a very uneducated way of educating your child. It’s like having a loose leaf curriculum. Just add and subtract whatever you don’t like or aren’t good at for something you are but may not be essential to your child’s future.

And one of my favorite parts about this, Governor Arnold has said that “even if the case is held up in the California Supreme Court, uncredentialed parents will still be allowed to educate their children — that there is nothing that requires the state to aggressively go after people.” So, break the law that’s fine. And a great way to teach our future how to behave.

“Bobby, we are studying law today…which you are breaking by being taught at home…so only half pay attention.”


Posted in General, home school on March 12th, 2008

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