Judge dismisses juvenile case prompting homeschool ban

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | July 12, 2008 | Bob Unruh

[Man50D]

A judge in California has ended juvenile court jurisdiction over two children in a family case that prompted an appeals court at one point to declare that parents had no right to homeschool their children in the state.

The opinion in the Rachel L. case when WND broke the story in February rocked the foundations of homeschooling in the state and across the nation, because of its implications that without such rights, parents could be liable for civil and criminal penalties simply for teaching their own children at home.

It especially outraged those who opposed California's mandated advocacy for homosexual and other alternative lifestyles in public schools.

The court's effectual ban on homeschooling in California later was dropped when the same panel agreed to rehear the case, and oral arguments on those issues were held last month, with parties ranging from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the state's fire marshals and superintendent of public instruction supporting homeschooling parents.

Now, however, the underlying juvenile court case that prompted the higher court ruling has been dismissed.

A statement from the Home School Legal Defense Association today confirmed, "the juvenile court judge terminated jurisdiction over the two young L. children in a hearing held on July 10, 2008."

[DB]

Well, at least there is some good news...

[Westbrook]

Praise God!!!

[B4Ranch]

ping

[Carry_Okie]

If HSLDA in any way supports or praises the court for setting the ruling aside on jurisdictional or procedural grounds without repudiating the prior ruling on principle, it will end my financial support for them forever.

They should make sure this ruling dies a miserable death sufficient to caution CPS from cherry picking another case as well as any judge in the state from trying something similar.