I do agree with the rights of parents. In everything, even about education for their children.
I do think she’s lying about the cops but maybe I have a bias because I come from a family of cops and I know none have ever taken children at gunpoint for not going to school. Then again, not going to school is minor in this region. The cops are too busy dodging bullets and trying to do their job.
Even in this affluent town, truancy is not high on the list. And by truancy, I mean those registered for schoolthat don’t attend. Those who homeschool are left alone. LE has bigger things to worry about.
thanks for the links. I’ll check them out.
I really can’t imagine homeschooling parents arrested for schooling their kids. That would be such a non offense here unless the kids were running rampant and committing crimes.
Twink,
I am very supportive of police and fireman. Hey! How about the example of 9/11? What brave and good men!
Have you heard the expression: “There oughta’ be a law!”
When people say this what they want is government to force others to do something. There is **only** one way that government can **make** a citizen do something that he really would rather not do. That is by threat of armed police and court action, fines, and imprisonment. The threat is most often enough even if the police and courts never need to act.
Tired of Taxes used the example of taxes.
I have never met anyone who has actually had police with drawn weapons come to their door to collect taxes...But...We all know that if someone fails to pay their property tax, the home or business will be sold a sheriff's auction. We all know that if a person were to foolishly resist, police weapons would be drawn. If the citizen were sufficiently resistant, the police would use them. In my little town having police draw their weapons over a tax issue has likely never happened,...but...All of know that in the right circumstances our town sheriff would do that.
Therefore...Laws that compel students to attend government school are backed by the threat of police, court, and foster care action. Yes, it is **extremely** rare that police would draw their weapons. Why? Answer: Citizens are not so stupid that they would risk being defiant of the law and the police that enforce the law.
If you were to do a Google search on the words, “Truant and Police”, you will see that there are many ( thousands?) of news reports about police ( who are armed) enforcing truancy laws.
Oh, I know that government school teachers, principals, and superintendents would like to be seen in warm an fuzzy terms...but,,,The **truth** is that there is the threat of police action standing behind every one of them.
As one of the early homeschoolers, our family was visited twice by truant officers, and once by a child protection worker. Please believe me. I took these visits **very** seriously, and treated these people **very** respectfully, because I knew that the next step was a visit from an armed sheriff.
If homeschoolers now have a legally supportive environment, it is due to the brave efforts and very expensive legal work of the early homeschoolers in resisting their government school districts. Some early homeschoolers lost custody of their children. Some were arrested. I know of one man in Utah who was killed by police for resisting arrest.