{"id":2064,"date":"2008-03-06T18:18:29","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T23:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/voxnova\/2008\/03\/06\/home-schooling-no-more-in-california\/"},"modified":"2008-03-06T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2008-03-06T23:18:29","slug":"home-schooling-no-more-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/voxnova\/2008\/03\/06\/home-schooling-no-more-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Home schooling no more (in California)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The L.A. Times<\/em> has this story<\/a> about a recent ruling by an appellate (state) court in California:<\/p>\n

Parents who lack teaching credentials cannot educate their children at home, according to a state appellate court ruling that is sending waves of fear through California\u2019s home schooling families.<\/p>\n

Advocates for the families vowed to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. Enforcement until then appears unlikely, but if the ruling stands, home-schooling supporters say California will have the most regressive law in the nation. . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cParents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children,\u201d wrote Justice H. Walter Croskey in a Feb. 28 opinion signed by the two other members of the district court. \u201cParents who fail to [comply with school enrollment laws] may be subject to a criminal complaint against them, found guilty of an infraction, and subject to imposition of fines or an order to complete a parent education and counseling program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phillip Long said he believes the ruling stems from hostility against Christians and vowed to appeal to the state Supreme Court. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thoughts?\u00a0 Predictions?<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0 A reader writes:<\/p>\n

. . .\u00a0Although I haven\u2019t read the actual ruling, my initial reactions are that this is not a case that homeschooling advocates would want to push too far. Just on the facts presented in the story, this family is obviously struggling in ways aside from schooling \u2013 they\u2019ve had allegations of abuse, and this is a case initially filed by a guardian ad litem (or something similar).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I support homeschooling (and was homeschooled myself a couple of years) but this is not the type of homeschooling situation I would envision as the ideal \u2013 far from it, actually. Even though one gentleman comments that he thinks the ruling stems from hostility against Christians, I would say it could very easily be construed as being a decision favoring the best interests of the children. This might be a case in which homeschooling could be demonstrably detrimental rather than beneficial for the children, which would make the case hard to win either in and I am leery of saying \u201chomeschooling at all costs for anyone who wants to.\u201d If it were me pursuing a case like this, I would think a good, long time before making these people the poster children for homeschoolers everywhere. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>In addition, while homeschooling is often seen as being a religiously-motivated, it is a fallacy that all homeschoolers are Christian. Many are not Christian, \u00a0or even religious at all. From my homeschooling friends in the Twin Cities, I know of secular homeschooling co-ops here, and I\u2019m sure that with a little research one could find similar organizations in California. Painting this as an \u201canti-Christian\u201d ruling ignores the growing appeal of homeschooling outside Christian circles. It is too bad the reporter writing this story did not explore the demographics of homeschoolers a little more fully. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>My prediction is that this ruling will not result in homeschooling witch-hunts in California. My bet would be that criminal charges would be low on most prosecutors\u2019 priority lists. Until there is a definitive statement from the state supreme court or some sort of legislative changes to homeschooling regulations, I would predict things will remain status quo. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And, Joe Knippenberg has more information, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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