Why is California getting away with passing a law saying a parent has to be a

[hala L]

certified teacher...? in order to home school?

[October]

Too many uneducated people teaching their children to be uneducated.

[HS Mom]

They DID NOT PASS A LAW against HS'ing or say a HS'ing parent has to have certification. The media have twisted the facts in the case and are fear mongering.

Search the archives from the past week and you'll find *plenty* of discussion about it.

It was ONE case in ONE court involving a family who have abused their children for two decades. Governor Swartzenegger and the State Board of Ed director said NO CHANGES will happen to HS'ing in CA. In fact, there is no homeschool legislation in CA. Homeschools register as private schools, just like many other states.

[renee70466]

Again! According to HSLDA their are 4 options to home school under 1+3 say you need to be capable of teaching, 2 says you need a certificate but it involves the touter needing the certificate not the parent. Number 4 is public school at home and there are no certifications. THIS HAS NOT CHANGED!!! Please look up the ruling and read it. Also look up what the superintendent and the governor have stated.

Ca isn't going to get away with this there are too many people who home school in Ca and the rest of the nation that we won't let it happen with out a lot of kicking and screaming!!!!!
Even if they do make it illegal what are they going to do to enforce it? Put every HS child into the foster care system and all the parents in jail? Come on they can't do that there's not enough room. How would the school board absorb 160000 plus kids? They can't the funding isn't enough to do it!

One judge thought he would try to write the law instead of intreprt it. Guess what he over reached and FAILED!!!!

[maia papaya]

idk but CALI ROX!!!!!!!

[firebird2110x]

They're not. Nothing has changed. No new law has been passed.