Home schooling in CA

Ghoulish Delight · 03-10-2008, 07:43 AM

It was not a homeschool cooperative, it was a family that was homeschooling and being accused of abuse. The person who gave the highlighted quote, you'll notice, is from the "Children's Law Center", a county agency that deals with, among other things, child abuse. So the case became a matter of accountability and oversight and therefore tangented into the area of homeschooling. Whether you agree with the eventual ruling or not, that IS the chief concern of the agency Ms. Heimov works for and I see nothing wrong with her statement.

As for the ruling itself, she's got a point. According to the letter of the law, it's hard to see how homeschooling can be allowed. They've skirted the issue thus far by basically saying that homeschools are de facto private schools, but that's a pretty flimsy interpretation. That law may need to change, but as it stands, I can't find much fault in the judge's reading of it.

scaeagles · 03-10-2008, 08:05 AM

Agreed, GD, on the ruling. My problem is with the law. I doubt that it will be overturned in CA any time soon.

swanie · 03-10-2008, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Agreed, GD, on the ruling. My problem is with the law. I doubt that it will be overturned in CA any time soon.

According to an article in Time Magazine...

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"Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what's best for their children," Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement today. "Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children's education. This outrageous ruling must be overturned by the courts and if the courts don't protect parents' rights then, as elected officials, we will."

Hopefully they will act sooner than later. With all of the education budget cuts going into effect in California, I doubt they need the system to take on nearly 200,000 kids right now.

swanie

03-10-2008, 07:43 AM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It was not a homeschool cooperative, it was a family that was homeschooling and being accused of abuse. The person who gave the highlighted quote, you'll notice, is from the "Children's Law Center", a county agency that deals with, among other things, child abuse. So the case became a matter of accountability and oversight and therefore tangented into the area of homeschooling. Whether you agree with the eventual ruling or not, that IS the chief concern of the agency Ms. Heimov works for and I see nothing wrong with her statement. As for the ruling itself, she's got a point. According to the letter of the law, it's hard to see how homeschooling can be allowed. They've skirted the issue thus far by basically saying that homeschools are de facto private schools, but that's a pretty flimsy interpretation. That law may need to change, but as it stands, I can't find much fault in the judge's reading of it. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-10-2008, 08:05 AM	#2
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Agreed, GD, on the ruling. My problem is with the law. I doubt that it will be overturned in CA any time soon.
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