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Author: TraceTrace Date: Mar 7, 2008 06:16
:Homeschoolers' setback in appeals court ruling:
Debbie Schwarzer of Los Altos homeschools her two boys, W... Debbie
Schwarzer (left) runs Oak Hill Academy, a private ...
(03-06) 14:26 PST LOS ANGELES --
A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by
parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state
this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants
and their parents at risk of prosecution.
The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming.
"At first, there was a sense of, 'No way,' " said homeschool parent
Loren Mavromati, a resident of Redondo Beach (Los Angeles County) who
is active with a homeschool association. "Then there was a little bit
of fear. I think it has moved now into indignation."
The ruling arose from a child welfare dispute between the Los Angeles
County Department of Children and Family Services and Philip and Mary
Long of Lynwood, who have been homeschooling their eight children.
Mary Long is their teacher, but holds no teaching credential.
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Author: Mitchell HolmanMitchell Holman Date: Mar 7, 2008 06:38
> :Homeschoolers' setback in appeals court ruling:
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Author: David HartungDavid Hartung Date: Mar 7, 2008 06:50
Mitchell Holman wrote:
>> :Homeschoolers' setback in appeals court ruling:
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>> Debbie Schwarzer of Los Altos homeschools her two boys, W... Debbie
>> Schwarzer (left) runs Oak Hill Academy, a private ...
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>> (03-06) 14:26 PST LOS ANGELES --
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>> A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by
>> parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state
>> this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants
>> and their parents at risk of prosecution.
>>
>> The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming.
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>> "At first, there was a sense of, 'No way,' " said homeschool parent
>> Loren Mavromati, a resident of Redondo Beach (Los Angeles County) who ...
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Author: Kurt LochnerKurt Lochner Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:05
David Hartung wrote:
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> Mitchell Holman wrote:
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>>"spacey" yahoo.com> wrote the usual right-wing gloom/doom:- --
>>> The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming.
Good!
>>> The Second District Court of Appeal ruled that California law requires
>>> parents to send their children to full-time public or private schools
>>> or have them taught by credentialed tutors at home.
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>> Good.
>
>Why?
Illiteracy and the inculcation of quasi-religious dogma strikes
you as a 'good thing' for children to learn, Hartung?
--Why do you even have to ask such a silly rhetorical question?
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Author: richardhutnikrichardhutnik Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:09
On Mar 7, 10:00 am, "Winston Smith, American Patriot"
Oceania.WhiteHouse.GOV> wrote:
> Because it's dangerous to have adults out there whose only source of
> information is some goddamned holy book, whether it is the Koran or the
> Bible. The state has an interest in making sure that children have
> certain skills.
>
> I don't think the parents have to be credentialed, but the children must
> submit to regular sessions and show good performance on the California
> Test of Basic Skills that should be administered to all children.
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> When children fail to perform, the parents are issued an order to enroll
> the children by a certain date with a performing school district.
Do you want to keep creationism debate out of schools? If you do,
allow the religious fundamentalists to keep their kids out of school
and home school them. Feel free to have the state review what is
being taught, and have the kids pass basic tests. But, allow the
homeschooling, unless you want to deal with creationism.
- Rich
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Author: richardhutnikrichardhutnik Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:10
On Mar 7, 10:05 am, Kurt Lochner DONOTSPAMhotmail.com>
wrote:> David Hartung wrote:
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>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
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>>>"spacey" yahoo.com> wrote the usual right-wing gloom/doom:> - --
>>>> The homeschooling movement never saw the case coming.
>
> Good!
>
>>>> The Second District Court of Appeal ruled that California law requires
>>>> parents to send their children to full-time public or private schools
>>>> or have them taught by credentialed tutors at home.
>
>>> Good.
>
>>Why?
> ...
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Author: Mitchell HolmanMitchell Holman Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:15
David Hartung comcast.net> wrote in
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> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>> :Homeschoolers' setback in appeals court ruling:
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Author: Baldin Lee PramerBaldin Lee Pramer Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:18
On Mar 7, 7:16 am, Trace yahoo.com> wrote:
> A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by
> parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state
> this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants
> and their parents at risk of prosecution.
Many parents are not qualified to teach their children in schools.
Children need a certain level of education in civics, science and
literature to function in society. Any home schooling that centers
mainly on the Bible is not sufficient.
BLP
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Author: Winston Smith, American PatriotWinston Smith, American Patriot Date: Mar 7, 2008 07:23
richardhutnik@ gmail.com wrote in alt.politics.bush:
> On Mar 7, 10:00 am, "Winston Smith, American Patriot"
> Oceania.WhiteHouse.GOV> wrote:
> >> Because it's dangerous to have adults out there whose only source of
>> information is some goddamned...
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