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Good News for Home Schools!

Pacific Justice Institute has just received word that the court ruling which declared most forms of homeschooling unlawful in California has been vacated. This means the Rachel L. decision, which has sparked a nationwide uproar, will not go into effect as it is currently written. The Second District Court of Appeal has instead decided to re-hear the case, with a new round of briefings due in late April. It would likely take the court several additional months to schedule oral argument and issue another decision.

Today’s announcement by the court that it will re-hear the case reinforces PJI’s position that homeschooling families should continue their current programs without fear of governmental interference. PJI will be actively involved in the upcoming briefs and will continue to post updates and special bulletins on this vital issue.

Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, commented, “We are pleased that the Court of Appeal has decided to re-hear the Rachel L. case, and we are hopeful that the fundamental rights of these parents, our clients Sunland Christian School, and the tens of thousands of homeschooling families in California will be honored. Homeschooling parents should be treated as heroes—not hunted down or harassed by their own government.”

It amazes me that even after knowing the true statistics of home schooled children succeeding in life and making something of themselves, how someone would try to sabotage the homeschooling option.

Even crazier to me is how the Public Education system is getting away with destroying children’s lives and only playing favorites with a few select pupils. Why some Teachers label students and then play GOD with a child’s life. Instead of realizing every student can learn, dealing with a child’s need, actually teach concepts, and have realistic boundaries in a classroom.

Today’s Teachers can find three reasons to give a child a referral and the child is kicked from their classroom. So something as simple as talking to their friend in class can get a referral. Unless a parent challenges the referrals and attempts to stop the teacher, the child is hungout to dry and becomes labelled as a defiant unteachable student.

In the Public schools, you are robbed of your individuality. You are forced to conform to one learning style (unless you are privileged to have a Real Teacher–which is very rare today), if you have an opinion other than the teacher’s you are labeled a defiant person. If you question values, morality, racial or religious differences, again you become a problem child. The teachers today can hide behind group work, group correcting, and not have to take time for any individual child’s learning need to help them succeed. Teachers don’t even have to correct assignments and give grades according to a child’s academic ability; a child is now graded on effort in the classroom which is basically their behavior–not based upon academic criteria. Also a grade determination is based on their absences. So if a child is out ill for a few days, they may have had an “A” in the class, but because of this rule the grade has to be lowered if they’re out of school more than 3-5 days a semester. Legally, a child can be absent from school for 15 days. I realize the school system is trying to curb absenteeism, but come on. So far most kids like going to public school, if you’re too social or creative watch out though.

Well, that’s my opinions what are yours? make a comment.