[calcowgirl]

What I read in that opinion directly contradicts the notion that home-schooling parents only have to file some forms and meet some low hurdles. The case seems to state explicitly that full teaching credentials are required of home-schooling parents, even while private schools can require far lower credentials.

I was reading it similarly. I just looked up a homeschool website that starts with the following:

State law requires all children between the ages of 6 and 18 to be enrolled in a public school,
unless they are attending a "full-time, private day school" or being instructed by a private
tutor who holds a valid California teaching certificate. (California Education Code §48222)

This allows homeschooling parents four options:
1. Establish a home-based private school
2. Enroll in a private school that offers independent study
3. Enroll in a public school that offers independent study
4. Utilize a credentialed tutor - or the parent, if so qualified

Given the judges ruling, it doesn't sound like Option 2 is really an option at all.

[CottonBall]

Utilize a credentialed tutor - or the parent, if so qualified

this part of the law doesn't make much sense when it comes to secondary education. Public schools are required to hire teachers that are credentialed in the fields they are teaching. So, the only way a parent could be qualified their child would be if they held at least five or six different credentials!