No, contrary to rumors, California has not banned homeschooling.  The court of appeal held that homeschool teachers are required to have state credentials.

Homeschooling has long been a parent's last right of veto over any perceived deficiencies in the California public school system.   In an opinion already attracting hysterical responses, the court merely held that California law requires students to actually attend school.  If that school is homeschool, the students are to be taught under the supervision of credential teachers under programs supervised by the school district--a requirement mostly observed in the breach.  This failure to enforce the law has led homeschoolers to think they were entitled to be unregulated.

The opinion  has far reaching ramifications for homeschooling as an alternative lifestyle, general education requirements and both private and public education.  Expect to hear more from the Homeshcooling Legal Defenses Fund.

Posted by Joseph R. McFaul on Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 00:00 Comments Closed (0)

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