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I don't know a lot about this case because most of it happened before I began h/aing, but it seems to me the Bryant's went farther than they could have and put thier own children at risk. I understand their wanting to make a point, but many others have made theirs without being so contentious with the local school committees or whichever entity it was with whom they started this fight. Each town makes up its own rules for h/sers. I sent in a letter to my school committee telling them of my intention to home educate my two younger children and included a list of subjects they'd study and the books we planned to use. Some may say I gave them too much info, but after I sent my letter last year, they never called, sent a letter of approval, NOTHING. I just kept the 'return receipt' from the Post Office as my approval. I just received the most recent one and it went into my files also.

Of course you can kick up a fuss about minimal notice requirements, etc on principle, but it is not you, but your kids who will suffer, and I always thought that's why we DO homeschool, so our kids WON'T suffer.