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Yup. The court will allow children to be formally educated by their parents as long as the education is conducted in a full time, private school which the parents can establish by annually filing a simple form with the Department of Education.

Teachers at a private school do not require a State of California Teaching Credential. From the FAQs:

Operators of private schools are required by law to file a Private School Affidavit. In addition, the law provides an exemption from compulsory public school attendance for children who are being instructed in a private, full-time day school (EC 48200, 48220, 48222), so long as certain conditions are met: instruction must be provided by persons capable of teaching; and instruction must be in English and offered in the several branches of study required to be taught in California's public schools. In addition, attendance must be kept in a register that indicates every absence of the pupil from a half day or more of attendance. For the exemption from the compulsory attendance law to be valid, the attendance supervisor of the public school district must verify that the private school has filed the annual Private School Affidavit required by EC Section 33190. If the school has nonprofit tax status, the eligibility of that school's students, teachers and other educational personnel to participate in various federally funded programs is contingent upon the annual filing of the Affidavit.

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.