Religious, secular families unite to keep home-schooling
Apr 3, 2008 12:22 PM
Religious and secular families find themselves on the same side of a battle
to continue teaching their children at home in the face of an appellate court
ruling that home schooling in California must be conducted by
credentialed instructors. The February court decision is not being enforced
pending appeals. The 2nd District Court of Appeal has agreed to rehear the case
in June, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to support new legislation
allowing home schooling if the decision is not reversed. Meanwhile, the ruling
has forged a rare alliance of religious and secular home schoolers.
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The Los Angeles Times article.
FROM MARCH: In the wake of a potentially precedent-setting court decision that bars
parents from educating their children at home if they lack teaching credentials,
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell is
affirming families' right to home-school their children. The state's 2nd
District Court of Appeal has ruled that parents must have a teaching credential
to home school their children. The decision has not yet gone into effect, and it
is unlikely to be enforced pending appeals to the state Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles Times article.
EARLIER: A California appellate court ruling says it is illegal for parents in
the state to home-school their children without teaching credentials. The ruling
has rattled home-school families, but many parents, educators and even lawyers
are unsure exactly what the decision means. No one predicts an imminent change
for home-schoolers. Legal experts say the ruling is a long time coming, given
that home schooling in California is virtually unregulated.
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San Diego Union-Tribune article.
