EDUKATHUN WARS
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On March 25, the California Court of Appeal granted a motion for rehearing in the 'In re Rachel L.' case–the controversial decision which purported to ban all homeschooling in that state unless the parents held a teaching license qualifying them to teach in public schools. The automatic effect of granting this motion is that the prior opinion is vacated and is no longer binding on any one, including the parties in the case." - Home School Legal Defense Association, 3/26/08
California law requires children between six and 18 to attend a full-time day school. Failure to comply means falling afoul of the state's truancy laws, which say kids can't play hooky without an excuse. But kids who are taught at home are less likely to be truants. Their parents choose to spend their time teaching English, math and science precisely because they don't think the public schools do a good enough job."…That so many families turn to home schooling is a market solution to a market failure — namely the dismal performance of the local education monopoly. . . . For some parents, the motive for home schooling is religious; others want to protect their kids from gangs and drugs. But the most-cited reason is to ensure a good education."Home-schooled students are routinely high performers on standardized academic tests, beating their public school peers on average by as much as 30 percentile points, regardless of subject. They perform well on tests like the SAT — and colleges actively recruit them both for their high scores and the diversity they bring to campus." - Wall Street Journal editorial, 3/22/08
Comment by Xboxershorts on 1 April 2008:
Article Example
Cached version of the final ruling.
This is the ruling which is being appealed.
I suggest you educate yourself honestly, this case was never about the right to Home School "unequivocally".
This case is about an extremely dysfunctional and abusive family environment which was ruled to be sufficiently dysfunctional and abusive that a teenaged child had the right to choose public schooling over the family's dysfunctional home schooling….
Read the final adjudication:
"With respect to the childrens education, the court ordered the parents to ensure that Jonathan and Mary Grace are properly home schooled by ensuring the education materials are updated, and by having the Lynwood school district investigate their home schooling and give its approval. The court indicated it believed the parents have the legal right to home school their children assuming the home schooling education is appropriate. The court ordered that when Mary Grace and Jonathan are ready for high school, the parents interview the minors for their input as to whether the minors would rather attend home schooling or public school, and if the minors indicated a preference for public school, then the parents are to enroll them in public school."
It supports home schooling for the younger children, but also indicates that by High School age, the children have the right to choose public schooling.
Also note, neither parent has a high school diploma or GED, and they are not utilizing the services of any tutor, which is also, contrary to California law.
Toxic family equals toxic schooling.
The more you know….