School District Says Parent Needs License To Homeschool

Pre-College Topics Home Schooling
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<p>“During the spring semester of the 2010–11 school year, a mother attempting to withdraw her son from public middle school in Winston-Salem to teach him at home found herself in a legal quandary. As required by state law, she had previously filed a notice of intent to operate a homeschool with the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education (DNPE). But the local school officials were insisting that before her son was removed from the rolls, she had to provide them with a license from the state authorizing her to operate a homeschool. In the meantime, even though she had legally begun homeschooling, she was receiving daily automated telephone calls from the school district telling her that her son was being counted absent as a public school student…”</p>

<p>Has this situation occurred in other states as well?</p>

<p>[HSLDA</a> | School District Says Parent Needs License To Homeschool](<a href=“http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/201105100.asp]HSLDA”>http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/201105100.asp)</p>

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<p>What a crock! The notion that parents have to be licensed to homeschool their children is ridiculous. I have the utmost respect for teachers, was an education major myself, but with the resources available to homeschoolers today, any parent should be able to homeschool their child successfully.</p>

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<p>Hooray for the HSLDA (of which we were never members)!</p>

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<p>This is from Canada:</p>

<p>[Judge</a> Orders 3-Year-Old into Day Care for “Socialization”](<a href=“http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/201105060.asp]Judge”>http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/201105060.asp)</p>

<p>GeekMom, I was never a member of HSLDA until this year when I had to join because my oldest wanted to play baseball with a PSP (private satellite program) that required membership. Though I’m a Christian, I don’t agree with some of their policies, yet I’m very glad they’re out there in cases like these.</p>

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<p>Oh my. That is freaky scary.</p>