In February this year a California judge ruled homeschooling parents needed to have teaching credentials. Reason partially prevaled and the ruling was vacated.
A California Court of Appeal will rehear the issue. They will listen to arguments for and against homeschooling on June 23, 2008. Mary Nix had a good interview with Debbie Schwarzer, HomeSchool Association of California (HSC) Legal Team Co-chair, about the issues.
To the surprise of no one, the California Teachers Association has filed (hat tip: HomeSchoolBuzz)
"an amicus brief arguing before the court that parents should have no right over the education of their children, should not have a right to home school, and that these children should be literally forced to be put back into the public schools -- even though parents object ..."
Debbie said the hearing June 23rd could be as short as an hour. Once the judges take all the briefs they'll retire and ponder their ruling. They could rule quickly, or they could take a long time. We may get some idea what the judges think based on the questions they ask.
June 23rd could be an interesting date.
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