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Subject: Fwd: California Court Deems Homeschooling a Criminal Offense
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:09:24 -0500
To: dumbdown00@yahoo.com


Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt
Former Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Education

California Court Deems Homeschooling a Criminal Offense
        "The Pacific Justice Institute in Sacramento sent along a statement about a disturbing California Court of Appeal decision finding that parents have no right to homeschool their children. Parents who do not send their kids to the school deemed appropriate by the state may face criminal charges and fines. Remember when former Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin tried to criminalize homeschooling? Here we go again. It’s ironic, given how badly the government miseducates students, that officials are so determined to criminalize this basic freedom. This really shouldn’t shock anyone who realizes the degree to which government at all levels runs our lives. . . . . "
 
 
Parents of 166,000 students could face criminal charges
        "The scope of this decision by the appellate court is breathtaking," he said. "It not only attacks traditional homeschooling, but also calls into question homeschooling through charter schools and teaching children at home via independent study through public and private school. "If not reversed, the parents of the more than 166,000 students currently receiving an education at home will be subject to criminal sanctions," said Brad Dacus, president of  the Pacific Justice Institute.