Homeschooling Win in California

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I wanted to bring people a quick update on the status of homeschooling in California.  There is a great article in Eureka Reporter called Court reconnects with reality in homeschool reversal.  The case had been centered around a mother of eight who was homeschooling.  The appellate court overturned the original court decision requiring teaching certification to homeschool in California.

It is suggested that this reflects the Legislature’s understanding that numerous home schools file private school affidavits in California. This is not an unreasonable interpretation. While it is possible that some private schools with five or fewer students are, in fact, traditional private schools in which the teacher is unrelated to the students, it is much more likely that the private schools referred to by this law are home schools.

The court was out of sync with the legislature and the department of education

The Legislature is aware that homeschooling parents file affidavits as private schools, and has passed laws based on that awareness. The Department of Education has not challenged the practice, and the LAUSD has not asserted that the children of such parents are truant.

A copy of the decision can be found here.

For now the decision is a win for homeschoolers.

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