https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/homeschooling-advocates-say-public-schools-block-parents-from-withdrawing-kids/Homeschooling advocates say public schools block parents from withdrawing kidsT.J. Schmidt, a lawyer for the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), which provides legal services to help parents meet requirements for transitioning children from public school to homeschool, said he’s noticed an uptick in the number of parents trying to pull their kids from public school.
And public schools, he said, are pushing back.
“We see this across the country,†Schmidt said. “I’ve had school officials attempt to prevent or dissuade parents from pulling their kids out.â€
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Schmidt, a father of seven who homeschools his children — ages 3 to 16 — in Northern Virginia, said he’s had other cases in Oregon, Oklahoma, and New York. His colleagues have had cases in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California.
“The most egregious situations I’ve had have been in Florida,†he said, adding it is normally a great state to homeschool. ...
Virginia and New York have long been troublesome for homeschooling parents, and the states' laws are pretty arcane, last I checked. California, surprisingly, is less so, thought there have been "moments". HSLDA has been around providing legal services for homeschoolers for nearly 40 years.
I seriously did not anticipate that there might be a
large-scale increase in homeschooling. Looks like there's a lot of pent up frustration and parental "Oh, bleep, they're teaching
THIS?" realizations out there.
