Christian Parents Come Under Fire For
Homeschooling
The Second District Court of Appeal in California
which is one of the most liberal courts in the United States came down hard in
it's ruling on parents who home school their children.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
THE COUNTY OF LA
VS.
JONATHAN L. and MARY GRACE L
March 7, 2008
The liberal Court ruled that home schooling is
only legal if the parents have teaching credentials. Over 160,000 children
are now at risk in California of being marked as truants and their parents
facing prosecution by the State government. The Court also ruled that the
children must be enrolled full-time with an adult which has teaching
credentials. This brings those parents who enroll their children part-time in a
private school while teaching the rest of the studies at home.
Since 1953, California's courts have made it
clear that a student or students cannot do both, home schooled and attend a
private school part-time. Parents who do those things can be charged with a
criminal offense.
The Teacher's Union Praises the Court's Ruling
Lloyd Porter who is part of the California
Teachers Association board of directors wasted no time in praising the ruling.
"We are happy" he said. The reason why liberals would like this ruling so much
is because it gains more control on what your child is taught. For example, the
government can set the standard for "teaching credentials" it then has the
opportunity to education the parents in the way or style they want our children
being taught. Eventually, it could be expanded to what's being taught which give
special interest groups which are not Christian more power to educate our
children and less power to the parents in educating their own children. It's a
socialist ideal. Christians must pray for the government. Parents should have a
right to teach their kids regardless if it's full-time with them or part-time
with the help of private school.
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