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As a third party observer to this situation, it is noteworthy that while I'm all for homeschooling, I am still interpreting § 48224 probably as strictly as the California judges have. In other words, given what the California majority wants as opposed to what their legal system is giving them, homeschooling laws seem to be poorly written.

§ 48224. Children not attending a private, full-time, day school and who are being instructed in study and recitation for at least three hours a day for 175 days each calendar year by a private tutor or other person in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of this state and in the English language shall be exempted. The tutor or other person shall hold a valid state credential for the grade taught. (emphasis mine) The instruction shall be offered between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.

Could it be that the claims of some of the forum members that California's requirements for becoming a legal homeschooling tutor are minimal are actually wrong and that the judge's call on stricter requirements for being a homeschool tutor was indeed a lose canon that has fired as a consequence of poorly worded code?

Also, it seems like trying to find the requirements for a valid teaching credential in California has been like trying to catch a greased pig. Here is what I've found so far.

"Individuals who hold a valid California teaching credential, which required (emphasis mine) a bachelor's degree and professional preparation program including student teaching, are exempt from the RICA requirement." California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

(Why is the above statement written in past tense? Perhaps a historical statement? If it's another example of poor wording then please don't tell me.)

Finally, why are people seemingly trying to use the stereotype of crazy California judges to make an issue out of this thing when the voting majority basically has the power to have the kind of laws that they want? In other words, wherever the legal majority goes, there they are!

Dear Amendment10,

You can use big bold letters and extra large fonts all you want, but you are still engaging in misdirection. 48224 is a red herring.

The California Department of Education accepts R-4s (the form they recommend to use to declare that one intends to have a private school) from individual homeschoolers declaring that they're private schools under section 48222. The plain language of the law supports that process, and so does the case law that comes after the precedents cited by the black-robed tyrants who call themselves “justices.”

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