A public school double standard

Susan of Corn and Oil writes about a school pushing out a 6 year old boy. (Pushing out is when schools decide that they no longer want the child at the public school.) Susan found a ChicaoTribune.com article about a Child barred from class in a residency dispute. The article starts with:

"Sebastian Fortson doesn't quite understand why he can't go to school. He misses his friends, computer time and recess.
For the last six weeks, the 1st grader has been barred from attending Willow School in Homewood because officials say he does not live within the district's boundaries.
His parents, who are amicably divorced, insist that he resides with his mother in a light blue tri-level, across from a park on 187th Street. But the boy often spends three to four nights a week with his father in nearby Beecher because his mom is a nurse who works nights."

The parents have been forced to homeschool. In general I do think homeschooling is the best option, but public schools have no business forcing parents to homeschool.

There are a couple things wrong here:

1) The school has a budget to fight this. The parents don't The parents have already spent $20,000.

2) There is a double standard. If a teacher gets acused of a crime, the school district has to keep paying the teacher until the issue is resolved. But if the school district decides to kick a student out, the student is out.

Valerie Moon is also blog about this 6 year old pushout.

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