HOMESCHOOLING FOUND UNLAWFUL BYCALIFORNIACOURT OF APPEAL
On February 28, 2008 Justice Walter Croskey wrote in an opinion that is it illegal to homeschool in California, unless the parent has a teaching credential. The Justice’s opinion has stirred tremendous controversy among homeschool advocates. His ruling could be used to bring criminal charges against the 166,000 homeschooling families in California.
I wonder if this ruling isn’t only one Judge’s misinformed and misguided opinion but also a way for the California Department of Education to funnel billions of dollars into its coffers.
Let’s do the math. California’s current cost to educate one child is $7905.00. If 166,000 more children were forced to return to the public system of education, which is the apparent intent and consequence of Judge Croskey’s ruling, that would mean that (166,000 X $7905.00 = 1, 312, 230, 000.00 dollars)
That must be because the 60 Billion taxpayer dollars (NCES 2006 Data) that California now gets just isn’t enough.
“Its bad enough there is a government monopoly on education, now they want to make it a criminal offense to choose anything else.”
