Home Education Under Attack
California:
Parents rights to direct kids' education affirmed'This is tremendous victory for thousands of families'
Posted: August 08, 2008
11:33 pm Eastern
By Bob
Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
...WND reported extensively when the ruling was released in February 2008, alarming homeschool advocates nationwide because of its potential ramifications.
Ultimately, the 2nd Appellate District Court in Los Angeles reversed its own order, affirming the rights of California parents to homeschool their children if they choose.
The court, which earlier had opined that only credentialed teachers could properly educate children, was faced with a flood of friend-of-the-court briefs representing individuals and groups, including Congress members.
The conclusion ultimately was that parents, not the state, would decide where children are educated.
The California opinion said state law permits homeschooling "as a species of private school education" but that statutory permission for parents to teach their own children could be "overridden in order to protect the safety of a child who has been declared dependent." read more @ http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91397
California Court Decision on Homeschooling - No need to panic yet
...This is a situation where if everybody does not get involved, homeschooling will be abolished by those that have a vested interest in educating our children by means of the state run system. This is a much bigger issue than just the quality of education, but instead, it is a matter of the state trying to force children into an education system which is contrary to the belief system held by many parents... read more @ http://www.groundreport.com/Opinion/California-Court-Decision-on-Homeschooling-No-need
California Court Decision... http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=2008030710590758
North Carolina:
By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be "challenged."
The children, however, have tested above their grade levels – by as much as two years.
The decision is raising eyebrows among homeschooling families, and one friend of the mother has launched a website to publicize the issue.
The ruling was made by Judge Ned Mangum of Wake County, who was handling a divorce proceeding for Thomas and Venessa Mills. read more @ http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91397
Pennsylvania:
Germany: