http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29685

"A public school superintendent has sent police in squad cars to the houses of homeschooling families to deliver his demand that they appear for a "pre-trial hearing" to prove they are in compliance with the law.

Dennison is exceeding his authority, according to Chris Klicka of the Home School Legal Defense Association, or HSLDA, who argues that homeschooling is legal in Illinois and families do not need school district approval to teach their own children.

"He's muscling the homeschoolers pretty heavily," Klicka told WorldNetDaily. "One truant officer told a family that he 'could take away the kids if he wanted to.'"

Also, a district attorney in the area has threatened to prosecute families that do not submit to requests to have their program approved, said Klicka.

But state law is straightforward and simple, Klicka insists. A 1950 Illinois Supreme Court decision, People v. Levisen, established that homeschooling falls under the requirements of a private school. Private schools are required only to teach the same branches of instruction as public schools and to do it in the English language.

HSLDA characterizes the situation in Illinois as one of many around the nation in which school districts and government officials are seeking to wield greater control over home-based education. The U.S. now has as many as 2 million homeschoolers, according to some estimates.

The state of California is warning parents that they cannot educate their children at home without acquiring a professional teaching credential. Officials maintain this stance despite a statute that allows any parent to homeschool under a private school exemption. Homeschool defenders note that districts are motivated to keep as many children in public school as possible because funds are allotted per student.

That last sentence is the driving force behind all this BS. Schools here in Ohio get $5000 per enrolled student per year.

A question about home schooling...

Do they still need the 'typical' requriements for 'graduation.'

What about the 'mandatory testing' that public schools go through. Is that mandatory all around?

If those are all applicable to home schooled children, let them.

If they do not pass the 'state test' then they should be able to force the child into a public school.

Originally posted by Manu
A question about home schooling...

Do they still need the 'typical' requriements for 'graduation.'

What about the 'mandatory testing' that public schools go through. Is that mandatory all around?

If those are all applicable to home schooled children, let them.

If they do not pass the 'state test' then they should be able to force the child into a public school.

Manu, most home schooled kids are quite a bit further along than thier public school counterparts. The individualized training is FAR superior to the classroom enviornment. And yes, the do have to meet state regs.

What an absolute load of bs. I would have invited them to kiss my ass, and gone about my business. :mad:

Manu, most home schooled kids are quite a bit further along than thier public school counterparts.
Not really the point...

If the parents have the time more power to them.

But the point is your second point.

Originally posted by Manu

Not really the point...




I was adding some fluff, man. "Yes, the do have to meet state regs" seemed like a too little to post.

sheesh, give a guy a break... :D

Seems like someone is trying to eliminate the competitionn. You know, if kids could get a decent education in public schools, people wouldn't be flocking to home school in droves.

Not only do they receive moneys for putting butts in seats, but they ALSO get a federal subsidy for every child they can put in "special" education...i.e. ADD/ADHD. that's $15,000 a year in NC... how much is it in YOUR state? Where does the money go? It sure doesn't go for state approved textbooks... (in my area) I'll cite one example... the Guilford County School Board has a $120,000 painting in the School Board foyer. The School my son attends just spent $86,000 planting grass in high traffic areas. (kids always walk through and kill it).... wouldn't concrete have made more sense? It would have costed $10,000, tops.

AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! My tax dollars at waste... I mean work...:rolleyes:

There is nearly a $88,000,000 renvovation project budgeted for the high school I attended. It is absolute madness. It has been modernized several times since I graduated. I remember we used to laugh about the $3,000,000 renovation my senior year thinking that was a ridiculous amount of money wasted. They did install a swimming pool and an indoor track which is nice. But when I went to Staples High School, it was a series of 9 separate buildings, like a small college campus. We were free to walk around outside, skip class, go home or to a restaurant for lunch. Now it is all tightly regimented for efficient brainwashing and cloning from the ultra radical left.

This is just so wrong. I think that parents rights have gone down the toilet in todays AmeriKKKa!