What do you think about the California judge's decision undoing parental rights

[Barb]

to home-school the children? This is big. Parents need to hold on to their rights and responsibilities.
Aw.... I realize this question will bring out the control-freaks that want to dictate to others how to raise their children.
"You raise yours and I'll raise mine!"
Yes, HSLDA is in on this one now because it affects thousands of people that do have memberships. And mainly because it is an assault on home-schooling in general -- the judge made that point very clear.
Yes, HSLDA is in on this one now because it affects thousands of people that do have memberships. And mainly because it is an assault on home-schooling in general -- the judge made that point very clear.
Yes, HSLDA is in on this one now because it affects thousands of people that do have memberships. And mainly because it is an assault on home-schooling in general -- the judge made that point very clear.
Yes, HSLDA is in on this one now because it affects thousands of people that do have memberships. And mainly because it is an assault on home-schooling in general -- the judge made that point very clear.
argh! answers has gone berserk!!!!

[Sam and I]

Personally, I think it is great. I have been waiting for somebody to have the guts to step in and say this absolutely wrong. There are exceptions to everything, but for the most part it is a disservice to the child.

Hail the thumbs down, bring them on

[hsmomlovinit]

I think it's incredibly biased, uninformed, and a poor interpretation of laws...I also think that it won't stand for long. HSLDA is already preparing to petition for depublishment, meaning it won't be able to be used as precedent. https://www2.hslda.org/Registrations/DepublishingCaliforniaCourtDecision/

I also think it's time for us to band together and do whatever we can to hold on to our rights; even though I live in a state where homeschooling is constitutionally protected, I know that a lot of families don't.

Edit - Sam and I, how would you feel if suddenly the government abolished schools and dictated that everyone must homeschool? Children have differing educational needs, and not every child learns well in a school environment. Additionally, schools are not meant to meet the needs of *every* student - they are meant to efficiently offer a standard education to the majority of students. I'm not saying they're bad - many are good - but they have very little to offer students that fall outside of their logistics. If the schools are sufficing for your children's needs, that's great - but please realize that there are millions of kids for whom schools just don't cut it for one reason or another.

The school system is not responsible for my child's education in the end, even if he did attend there. I am. It's my responsibility, as a responsible parent, to meet his needs and make sure he receives the education that he needs. In his case, that's not something that our local schools are prepared to do.

[renee70466]

It's wrong! HSLDA will fight this and I hope they win. It's another example of liberal judges writing law instead of doing their job and intrepreting it! The scary part is so many states follow Ca's lead. How many states will be soon to follow?

Why can't we get more people in government like Bobby Jindal? He's La's new governor and is introducing tax cuts to home school and private school parents! Now that i can go along with!