On February 28, a judge issued a ruling that has endangered the homeschooling and parental rights of parents in California. We all need to pray about this issue and do what we can to fight this ruling. Not only is homeschooling in danger, parental rights are in danger. Whether you homeschool or not, whether you are a Christian or not, you should be very concerned. I am including links that will be helpful and will add other resources as I have time. If you have anything to add, please leave a comment. Thank you!
Judge orders homeschoolers into government education- Court: Family’s religious beliefs ‘no evidence’ of 1st Amendment violation
This is the article that broke the story to the world.
“Nor did the family’s religious beliefs matter to the court.
Their ’sincerely held religious beliefs’ are ‘not the quality of evidence that permits us to say that application of California’s compulsory public school education law to them violates their First Amendment rights.’
SIGN THE PETITION!
PLEASE sign the petition at the Home School Legal Defense Association, whether you homeschool your children or not. Many parents don’t think they would ever homeschool, but then circumstances change, and homeschooling becomes a hope, a lifeline, and a blessing. Parental rights are also under attack, whether you homeschool your children or not, whether you are a Christian parent or not. There are several helpful links on this site, too.
Reclaim your children
“On that basis, Albert Einstein couldn’t teach math. Leonardo Da Vinci couldn’t teach art. William Shakespeare couldn’t teach literature. George Washington couldn’t teach about the Revolutionary War and the founding of our country. Martin Luther King, Jr. couldn’t teach about the civil rights movement.”
Buried Treasure Blog
Carmon at Buried Treasure blog lives in CA and is keeping everyone updated. Please take the time to read. She has many great posts and great links!
A Bolt From the Blue — A Homeschooling Decision in California by Dr. Albert Mohler
Read Dr. Mohler’s blog entry.
Hear the interview with Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association
Overt Hostility toward Homeschoolers by Dr. Albert Mohler
“A similar level of hostility is evident in an article published at the Web site of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers’ union. As the author asserts, the union demands that the teaching of children be left to ‘professionals,’ not parents:
‘So, why would some parents assume they know enough about every academic subject to home-school their children? You would think that they might leave this — the shaping of their children’s minds, careers, and futures — to trained professionals. That is, to those who have worked steadily at their profession for 10, 20, 30 years! Teachers!’
The article’s author, Dave Arnold, suggests that parents are ‘gullible’ and ‘well-meaning amateurs’ who simply have no business educating their own children.”
Bro. Mohler discussed this extensively in the introduction to today’s show. (Dr. Mohler discusses news events before starting the show topic.) He pointed out that the author of the above-mentioned article is a school janitor, not a teacher. And he has the expertise to have his opinion voiced on the NEA website?
California Call-to-Action by Attorney Jesse Paine
Jesse explains the case and offers several suggestions as to what we can do.
Christian Home Educators Association of California
This website has many informative updates, including Gov. Schwarzenegger’s statement on the issue.
Homeschoolers’ setback sends shock waves through state
This article at the San Fransisco Chronicle has over 1300 comments as of this time (139 pages). Parents are voicing their opinions. Very worth the read and commenting on!
In Defense of Home Schooling Radio Broadcast of Focus on the Family
“A California state appellate court ruled last week that it is illegal for parents in the Golden State to home school their children without the appropriate state teaching credentials. If this ruling stands, home-schooling parents could, in effect, become guilty of a criminal offense. Find out how you can oppose this chilling decision, which Dr. Dobson calls ‘an unprecedented assault’ on parental rights - one that could have nationwide consequences. Joining Dr. Dobson are public policy expert Carrie Gordon Earll, Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Roy Hanson of Family Protection Ministries. You’ll also hear from a California home-schooling mom whose right to make educational decisions for her children is now under attack.
‘At the heart of this case is a distrust of parents.’ - Michael Farris”
ParentalRights.org
Sign the petition to protect parents and children from unreasonable government intrusion. There are also many updates on the CA court case on this site, as well as news on other stories of government interference in the lives of families.
Time for a Texas-style round up! by Chuck Norris
“The reason government courts are nationally cracking down on private instruction has more to do with suppressing alternative education than assuring educational standards.
The rationale is quite simple, though rarely if ever stated. If one wants to control the future ebbs and flows of a country, one must have command over future generations. This is done by seizing parental and educational power, legislating preferred educational materials and limiting private educational options. It is so simple any socialist can understand it. As Joseph Stalin once stated, “Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.”
Is it merely coincidental that homeschooling was outlawed by the Soviet State in 1919, by Hitler and Nazi Germany in 1938 and by Communist China in 1949? Will California be next? America? Will we yield control and our educational rights as parents? Such would not only be an American travesty but a human disgrace.”
“Even though the sunny day was not Monday, Ma washed the clothes and hung them on the clothes-line to freeze dry. That day their were no lessons. Laura and Mary and Carrie, bundled stiff in thick wraps, could play outdoors in the sunshine.”
John R. Lott, Jr. spoke about this subject on 
