[Sloth]

Furthermore, why should these kids be excemt from testing? Why must they be the exception to the rule?

What gives the state the right to impose such a rule in the first place?

[Lyford]

Furthermore, why should these kids be excemt from testing? Why must they be the exception to the rule?

What gives the state the right to impose such a rule in the first place?

The interesting thing is that the Supreme Judicial Court has said (Care and Protection of Charles) that the state cannot require standardized testing. I'm not up on the specifics of this particular case, and I'd be interested in knowing how DSS got legal custody. I'm sure the fact that DSS has legal (though not physical) custody changes the situation. But I don't know how and why they got it. But we're homeschooling our 4 in Massachusetts right now, and if there were ever a demand that we submit them to standardized tests, we'd have them see our lawyer, and we'd win...

[gitmo]

The problem is "free" Federal money going to the states for education. We should halt all money going from the US government to the states for education. Then these state confiscations of children for the bounty money will stop.

Why should the Feds take money from the residents of the states so they can send it to the states to "educate" their citizens?

If it COST the states to educate their populace, they might allow parents to actually teach their children.

[ConstitutionLover]

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts gives the state the right to impose such a rule!