Home Schooling

March 26, 2008 - California court agrees to rehear homeschooling case

The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed Tuesday to schedule another hearing in the case of a Southern California couple it ordered to send their children to a conventional school. The children were educated at home by their mother, who is not a credentialed teacher.

The court ruled that parents who home school their children had to hold teaching credentials.

The court says it plans to solicit more briefs on whether non-credentialed parents have a constitutional right to teach their children at home and to rehear the case in June.
---------------------------------------
TT - Not all public school teachers are credentialed. It varies from district to district in California, with some districts having as low as 70% of the teachers credentialed. Which made the appellate court decision ill-considered and impetuous. (Which is nothing new for that court.)

State data on teacher credentials and experience. By County

For instance, Antelope Valley Schools range from 72% to 90% teachers with full credentials.
(Defined as "Teacher has completed a teacher preparation program and holds a preliminary, clear, professional clear or life credential.")

So, if parents must have a credential, so, too, all teachers in the classroom would have to be credentialed. No more "emergency permits" or "waivers. It would close down most schools in the state.