Too bad he signed off on SB 777
Of course he signed off on it. You think Arnold's gonna mess with this woman?
CA State Senator Sheila Kuehl
Author of SB 777
Posted on 03/07/2008 6:36:30 PM PST by GVnana
(03-07) 13:37 PST SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised today to ensure that parents have the right to homeschool their children, after a state appeals court ruling severely restricted the practice in California.
"Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what's best for their children," the governor said in a statement. "Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children's education. This outrageous ruling must be overturned by the courts and if the courts don't protect parents' rights then, as elected officials, we will."
An estimated 166,000 children are homeschooled across the state.
The ruling by the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles said all children ages 6 to 18 must attend public or private school full-time until graduation from high school or be tutored at home by a credentialed teacher.
The Southern California case stemmed from a child welfare dispute involving the children of Phillip and Mary Long of Lynwood (Los Angeles County). The couple's eight children have been home-schooled by Mary Long, who holds no teaching credential. The children were also enrolled in a private school through an independent study program, which included quarterly home visits. Although the case did not involve the question of the children's truancy, the court decision broadly addressed the legality of homeschooling in California while specifically ruling that the Long family's situation violated state law.
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‘Bout time someone in Power stuck up for the PEOPLE they serve! Judges TAKE NOTE!
Stop MAKING law!
Damnit
Hey, I say give him his due when he does something right. Perhaps it might give him the incentive to do more good things. Stranger things have happened.
“Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what’s best for their children,” the governor said in a statement.
[Like, sending their children to the school of their choice or homeschooling]
“Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children’s education.”
[Yeah, like having to pay outrageous property taxes to support failing public schools, AND have to pay to actually educate their children.]
Good for Arnold. He is very much a mixed bag (to put it gently), but I’ll applaud him in every instance he fights the good fight.
You don't think its a good idea for someone to know something before they try to teach it?
That's everywhere.
I started selling life insurance in 1987. The best policy I had was a 4 page application. Today, only 20 years later, that same policy series application is 100 pages long!
Add to that al the internal stuff and it's endless. After a sale, I often say "Oh Lord, what, what have I done?"
Actually, I am inclined to suggest that the first and last thing a blind squirrel will find is a cat. >:)
The DUMBEST people I met in college were education majors.
All the fuss over this case of alleged child abuse, not involving education, appears much ado about nothing ... which makes the Austrian even more callus.
Apparently these parents elected to lie to the State of California, were caught and are now facing loss of their privilege to privately school two of their children at home
There are a lot of liberals who don't comprehend homeschooling. They think homeschooling parents are backward and potentially harming their children by not properly "socializing" them. In other words, homeschoolers are right-wing nuts subjecting their children to subversive indoctrination.
Judge Crosky's comments:
"California courts have held that ... parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children," Justice H. Walter Croskey said in the 3-0 ruling issued on Feb. 28. "Parents have a legal duty to see to their children's schooling under the provisions of these laws."
Parents can be criminally prosecuted for failing to comply, Croskey said.
"A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue.
Home-schooled children do not make good mind-numbed robots, and Croskey is a dupe.
Any idea how tough a defense Arnie and Jerry Brown are going to put up in defense of marriage?
I can see Jerry assigning a jr. atty flunkie in hopes of losing the case.
Right.....”certification” is the government’s way of getting a piece of the action.....look into the new “Earth Advantage” programs for new homes....where they use Energy Star appliances and Low-E windows....in Oregon, home builders have to pay $5000 for the sticker that says they used those products......Certification CAN be good....but NOT when it’s by the GOVERNMENT!!!!
How 'bout Texas? Here, you just *do* it. You don't have to fill out forms or make a request or submit to testing.
I love this state.
gnip
Absolutely, and the more time you spend taking coursework in the BS symposium known as teacher training, the less you will know. Been there, done it, left in disgust.
Homeschoolers should rally a petition to recall this entire 3 panal court. It has been done many years ago with the Rose Bird lefty. It is time to curb the court powers .They act as if only they are the only part of the Govt. that counts.
This program was originally developed by Bill Bennett. It's an online curriculum and in many respects, a better education than I got: http://www.k12.com/
"California courts have held that ... parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children," Justice H. Walter Croskey said in the 3-0 ruling issued on Feb. 28. ... "A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue.
That's kind of amusing considering the legislature is now moving to teach communism in California schools.
California Dems Introduce Bill To Allow Communist Indoctrination in Public Schools
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