California Homeschooling: Legal Representation Announced
Monday March 10, 2008
Two law firms have stepped up on a pro bono basis to figure out the best strategies for dealing with the court issues in the recent California ruling. Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, which is headquartered in Palo Alto, will be representing HSC. Baker & McKenzie, which has 150 offices around the world, will be representing CHN. These two firms will be working closely together ensuring that all arguments are covered and that they aren't' duplicating their efforts. They will also try to coordinate their efforts with HSLDA, CHEA and Family Protection Ministries.
This is good news. I'm glad to see the groups working together on this issue. I am confident that the years of work by the state and legal organizations will prove it's worth and this will be solved in a positive manner.
Comments
I am in total support of homeschooling. I think it should be a parent’s rights. I also would like to know why California waited so long to try to stop Homeschooling. If is was against their state code, then how was the first homeschooler allowed to start teaching without meeting the requirements? I feel it may be a money issue with the board of education, which is NOT a good reason to start reading the CODE and changing their minds now.
The Cal board of education is a mafia. You are not a teacher, but want to homeschool your children, you must pay for “protection”.
if your not a teacher you shouldn’t be teaching. Its just a way for parents to shelter and brainwash there children. If you don’t have the faith and conviction in your children to do what’s best and act how you’ve taught them you have bigger problems then the state.
“Not being a teacher” is oversimplifying the problem. Not everyone home schools to “brainwash” children. Far from it. I removed my two diabetic children from California public schools because they had no nurses or staff to even do a blood sugar check. Two weeks into the school year they nearly killed my 5-year-old by putting her into a state of unconsciousness feeding her sugar without insulin. I had two choices: stay at school all day or home school. I home schooled. The next year I did do the “stay at school all day” deal, and the following. But why should I have to? As a single mom with 4 kids, I also have to work.
Now, I am home schooling again, working from home, and my two children that are home schooled have tested higher than other kids in the public school system in the same grade levels.