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Cineaste discovered 5 months ago- A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants and their parents at risk of prosecution. The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming.
- CaraMesquita rated 3 months ago
- it will be interesting to see how this turns out -
- aliasinkhorn rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "The ruling was applauded by a director for the state's largest teachers union. "We're happy," said Lloyd Porter, who is on the California Teachers Association board of directors. "We always think students should be taught by credentialed teachers, no matter what the setting." A spokesman for the state Department of Education said the agency is reviewing the decision to determine its impact on current policies and procedures. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell issued a statement saying he supports "parental choice when it comes to homeschooling." Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, which agreed earlier this week to represent Sunland Christian School and legally advise the Long family on a likely appeal to the state Supreme Court, said the appellate court ruling has set a precedent that can now be used to go after homeschoolers. "With this case law, anyone in California who is homeschooling without a teaching credential is subject to prosecution for truancy violation, which could require community service, heavy fines and possibly removal of their children under allegations of educational neglect," Dacus said."
- wrtrgrl rated 5 months ago
- Parents should have the right to choose how to educate their children. If they're not educating their children, then there can be room to look into neglect. But that doesn't mean all homeschooling families should be punished. Punishing the whole class for the misbehavior of one student - that's what they do in public education. The constitution did NOT give states the right to force kids to go to crappy public education either!
- DickBeldin rated 5 months ago
- The state has no moral authority over education. It operates its "prison schools" with inexperienced personnel when it can't put a licensed teacher in every classroom. It presumes to have super-parental authority. That is clearly wrong because then they will have to assume super-parental responsibility for meals, medical care, and shelter when the parents fail. To implement their theory of education you need the police state that George W. Bush is developing. But it hasn't happened yet. Parents need to document the failure of schools to provide a healthy school enviornment, avoiding all the mistakes that parents can make. From my point of view, neither the state nor any religious organization should be trusted with education. Both allow their interest in indoctrination to trump the student's learning process.
- memachelle rated 5 months ago
- As a retired teacher, I believe home schooling does not prepare a child socially. From the perspective of an observer of the school system, I am very worried at the rate which the system is failing our children. I will probably home school my grandchildren--with majors and minor degrees in mathematics, physics, chemistry,biology,computer science and economics--my worry is for their liberal arts. But I am sure I will out perform the public school system in this area as well
- lkeruj rated 5 months ago
- The NEA and all it's subservient units must be really getting desperate if they are now using the court system in California to force children into their failing (or should I say, failed) system. Rather than competing on merit, the NEA is trying to remove all competition from the race. What a sad commentary about the state of the "professional" teachers and the organization to which they belong. Oh, and what's more, getting teaching credentials means the teacher has paid money and invested time to be brainwashed by the NEA. Sad, sad, sad.
- CJamesK rated 5 months ago
- "A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue. Gee I sure am glad I went to a public school, now I love the government!
- milzika rated 5 months ago
- "A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants and their parents at risk of prosecution. The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming. "At first, there was a sense of, 'No way,' " said homeschool parent Loren Mavromati, a resident of Redondo Beach (Los Angeles County) who is active with a homeschool association. "Then there was a little bit of fear. I think it has moved now into indignation." The ruling arose from a child welfare dispute between the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and Philip and Mary Long of Lynwood, who have been homeschooling their eight children. Mary Long is their teacher, but holds no teaching credential. The parents said they also enrolled their children in Sunland Christian School, a private religious academy in Sylmar (Los Angeles County), which considers the Long children part of its independent study program and visits the home about four times a year."
- Dr-Duke rated 5 months ago
- Government admits public schools are for propaganda From the page: ""California courts have held that ... parents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children," Justice H. Walter Croskey said in the 3-0 ruling issued on Feb. 28. "Parents have a legal duty to see to their children's schooling under the provisions of these laws." Parents can be criminally prosecuted for failing to comply, Croskey said. "A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue." WTF? Does the Constitution give the government rights over our children that supersede the parents rights? NO The second paragraph from this moron calling himself a Judge should show everyone, home schoolers or not, how the government views your children as their property. It also doesn't even mention that its the schools responsibility to educate the children in science, languages, arts, etc. The government training facilities are only there to create loyal lemmings who never question authority but to mindlessly follow orders, remain loyal and "patriotic" to a corrupt, criminal government and die in a war started for and by corporate greed. This is state sponsored terrorism being carried out against the citizens of California and the children. Is not a surprise the cowards in the California government made sure to take away as many of the citizens firearms as they could years ago. If they (fed & state) keep acting like this they are going to have much bigger problems on their hands that some small skirmish in a far away sand box. They're going to have the same brand of justice brought to their doorsteps.
- LyleDAL rated 5 months ago
- It is good to see that the courts in at least one state are willing to do what is best for the child. Refreshing, actually.
