California Resists Home School Ruling

Kristin Kloberdanz:

The parents of some 200,000 home-schooled kids in California were stunned last week when they learned that a judge had declared home schooling illegal unless conducted by a licensed teacher. For the moment, though, those parents can breathe a sigh of relief. Yesterday, Jack O'Connell, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, released a statement saying that the California Department of Education will not go after parents who do not have teaching credentials: "I have reviewed this case, and I want to assure parents that chose to home school that California Department of Education policy will not change in any way as a result of this ruling," O'Connell said in his statement. "Parents still have the right to home school in our state."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 25, 2008 3:11 AM
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