Do you know these kids? If not, then you must be Miss Cleo or how else would you know the kids would ace the test? Ah, there's the rub. No one knows if the kids could or couldn't pass the test, but if the law says you must follow 1, 2, 3 rules (i. e. take a test) to homeschool then so be it. It's not as if the parents don't have a choice - public school, private school, or move to a more accomodating district. The parents opted to homeschool thereby they are obligated to have their ace kids take the test. Frankly, I feel its the parents along with Ms. Control Freak who need some sort of testing. We can only *assume* the parents are against the public school system (hey, there's private school) and governmental interference. The one should ask is this about the parents' stance against the government (why do I envision back woods snaggle tooth hillbillies with this bunch?) more than loving parents wanting only the best education for their children? Having a stand off in their front yard and the kids being taken away will cause more trauma to them than taking a silly little ol' test. Take the freakin' test and keep your family intact.
Not every law should be obeyed. The parents decided that they will NOT test their children by Mass. standards.
Frankly, I feel its the parents along with Ms. Control Freak who need some sort of testing
People here don't care what you feel, we care about what people THINK.
Oh the trauma of it all!!!
Sounds like a very good lesson in how much control the government thinks it has and how far they will go to exert it. These kids won't grow up with the illusion that the government respects the family.