[valkyrieanne]

One of the panel members was proud - PROUD of the fact that it would only cost her about $315 (in cash) to home school each child. But what does she get for that $315? The Commonwealth will force her to comply with their rules, but they won't issue a diploma or certificate of completion or anything. All she gets for her $315 is the right to be left alone by the School District.

I think under other circumstances that's called a "protection racket."

[Jerrybob]

Isn't it interesting: whenever people rise up and "take to the streets", it's always to get government off their backs and out of their lives. Is it too much to ask that government stay out of our lives? Apparently so.

[ArGee]

I think under other circumstances that's called a "protection racket."

I realized this morning that much of the concern of the establishment if HB 2560 is passed is that some people might violate the cumpulsary attendance law and use home schooling as a shield. I agree that could happen. But Chris Klicka of the HSLDA testified of over 300,000 cases where government agents were violating the cumpulsary attendance laws when the home schooling law didn't specifically allow freedom.

Which is scarier, citizens that violate the law or government agents? I know which scares me more.

Shalom.