ICHE ACTION ALERT: March 8, 2008
ICHE Urgent Member Alert
From: ICHE Board of Legal Advisors
To: All ICHE Members
Date: March 8, 2008
Subject: Distant Thunder -- California Court Decision Bans Home Schooling
On February 28, 2008, a lower level appellate court in California issued a decision that, if upheld, would effectively ban home schooling in California. This decision is cause for grave concern in California as it would subject any parent choosing to home school in the state to criminal prosecution.
Although not directly applicable in this state, it could ultimately have repercussions in Idaho as opponents of home schooling in Idaho might be tempted to attempt a similar judicial assault on our precious freedoms.
ICHE wants all of its members to be up to date on this issue as it plays out. The links provided below will connect you with a number of reports and analyses of the court decision and its potential impact on home schooling in California.
We also would strongly urge each of you to join in the efforts being mounted by Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) to eliminate the broad impact of this decision and possibly to have the decision itself reversed by the California Supreme Court. In particular, please join more than 100,000 other home schoolers and sign the HSLDA on-line petition seeking to have the court decision de-published at https://www2.hslda.org/Registrations/DepublishingCaliforniaCourtDecision/.
Other helpful links are:
Copy of court decision: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B192878.PDF
HSLDA Alert: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ca/200803030.asp
HSLDA Response to Decision: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ca/200803060.asp
Link to Focus on the Family's Dr. Dobson interview of HSLDA founder, Michael Farris, discussing the decision: http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/Focus_on_the_Family/
WorldNetDailey News Reports that initially publicized the story:
March 4th Story: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58053
March 5th Story: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=58137
Associated Press Report:
March 6th Story: http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-homeschooling,0,1110544.story
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