[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.

[Domestic Church]

"...if HB 2560 is passed is that some people might violate the compulsory attendance law and use home schooling as a shield."

The statistic .09%(from the PDE) was in one the testimonies as the actual number of the total PA home educated population the state has had to deal with regarding inappropriate education...and that was referenced as being so small that it was a statistical outlier...the % is too small to be considered a problem by any stretch of the imagination.

[valkyrieanne]

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.

Irony of ironies! How much violation of the compulsory education law is found among *public school students?* How much does the state pay per annum to track down truants? A lot, I'll bet.