Posted on 03/12/2009 10:40:35 AM PDT by Between the Lines
RALEIGH, NC -- Venessa Mills is fighting a legal battle for the heart and soul of homeschooling in North Carolina. As reported on World Net Daily, on Friday, March 6, Judge Ned W. Mangum stripped her of the right to homeschool, and ordered her three children to enter public school.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91397
Mills was forced to defend her right to homeschool during divorce proceedings brought on by her husband's unfaithfulness. Mr. Mills admitted, under oath, to repeatedly committing adultery. Even with abundant evidence showing the Mills children are well adjusted and well educated, Judge Mangum ruled overwhelmingly against Mrs. Mills on every point. He stated the children would do better in public school despite the fact that they are currently at or beyond their grade level. Evidence showed two children tested several grades ahead.
When issuing his verdict Judge Mangum stated his decision was not ideologically or religiously motivated. However, he told Mrs. Mills public school will "challenge the ideas you've taught them."
What has emerged is a picture of a clearly liberal judge imposing his beliefs and striking down traditional values. Mangum, a Democrat appointee, disregarded the facts of the case in favor of his own agenda. Such anti-conservative prejudice is increasingly legislated from the bench, and appears to be encouraged by the Democratic Obama administration.
Robyn Williams, friend and homeschool mother of four was present at the proceeding. "I have never seen such injustice and such a direct attack against homeschooling," said Williams. "This judge clearly took personal issue with Venessa's stance on education and faith, even though her children are doing great. If her right to homeschool can be taken away so easily, what will this mean for homeschoolers state wide, or even nationally?"
On March 24th lawmakers in North Carolina will be reminded of the sheer numbers of homeschoolers in their state. As students and their parents descend on the capitol, organizers of the Capital Fest 2009 field trip will show they have a voice in North Carolina legislation regarding education.
Williams is rallying homeschoolers from across the nation to fight back to defend their rights as Americans to educate their children. She feels the judge has been given a free hand to impose his personal opinions and needs to reexamine his decisions. Please subscribe to Robyn's blog and join the fight for protecting everyone's homeschool rights (www.HSinjustice.com).
For more information or to schedule an interview contact Adam Cothes at acothes.publicity@gmail.com or call 253-797-6194.
The public is being encouraged to take these action steps:
1. Forward this message to every person on your contact list, and all those interested in protecting basic American rights. After the right to educate is gone, property and other basic rights will follow.
2. Read the blog at www.HSinjustice.com.
3. Contact three officials to express your outrage at Venessa Mills' right to homeschool being taken away and the prejudicial orders of this judge. Three or four short emails or phone calls could be the difference for these kids, and many more like them.
You can reference the case number: #08CVD17753
Judge's Supervisor
Judicial Standards Commission P.O. Box 1122 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 919-831-3630
State Legislators
NC Senate--Neal Hunt (R) 919-733-5850 Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net
NC House--Ty Harrell (D) 919-733-5602 Ty.Harrell@ncleg.net
North Carolina Governor
Governor Bev Perdue Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Phone: (919)733-4240
Stupid and/or corrupt judges are one of our biggest problems in this country right now.
In case you didn’t know about this...
This is maddening
There is surely more to this story than meets the eye...
This is just part of the judge’s stupid rulling. Go to the blog to read more. www.HSinjustice.com
And who will “challenge the ideas the public school indoctrinates them with.”
DISGUSTING!!!
“Evidence showed two children tested several grades ahead”.
...this is what the problem is. Can’t have these kids “ahead” of anyone else for God’s sake! That would be labeled as “success”, “independant” and “prosperous”. All are unacceptible in the libs world.
The judge should be impeached.
I have serious concerns about the way my sister homeschools her son (he’s usually on his own!) Thats why I’m always a bit suspicious of homeschooling... But this lady seems to be doing a great job. Leave it to a liberal judge to drag these kids into a public school system to be indoctrinated.
It’d be good to see this story linked on drudge.
Mills was forced to defend her right to homeschool during divorce proceedings brought on by her husband’s unfaithfulness.
Adultery is the nation’s biggest problem. The husband(in this case)should be entitled to the clothes on his back. There needs to be serious consequences in these cases.
With at least four years of Obama judicial nominees, it’s only going to get worse.
NC ... judge Mangum ... any relation to Crystal Gayle Mangum?
I have serious concerns about the way my sister homeschools her son (he’s usually on his own!)
That’s the point, raising children who are capable of learning on their own. Hey, it worked for Ben Franklin.
The missing information is couple is divorced. Divorce was due to Father committing adultery. Mother is Conservative Christian, Father is not. Father suddenly (after four years) wants kids to go to public school because he doesn’t want the children taught in Christianity. Since the two cannot agree, it goes to the courts. Courts say public school. I think Father was also going after custody on same basis.
That’s what I think remember from pre-court articles about this case over the last few months.
Quotes to this effect abound throughout history:
It is better to be uneducated than miseducated.
if she cannot homeschool, send them to a private school instead =o)
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