There are private/home-school alternatives to putting one’s child at risk. Mom chose to turn this into a media event instead.
I agree...however she meant it, it seems to be working to the good...other parents are keeping their kids out of school and may decide, why not keep their kids out permanently. At the very least the school administrators are finally paying attention, now that their stonewalling tactics didn't work and the media spotlight is on.
Parents know it doesn't pay to sue a school district--that is counterproductive. It's more effective to embarass them into doing the right thing.
Here's to hoping that more parents nationwide "strike back" by keeping their kids home when their school districts step out of line. We can certainly pray that more and more of them will wake up and rescue their children from the public school hell pit.