If you've been skeptical about the decline of traditional parental rights in America, doubt it no more. Home schooling and parental rights in California were violated this week in an unfathomable way. In fact, California can now boast of having the most restrictive home school legal climate in the country!

Please read the article below from the Home School Legal Defense Association, and then visit their website (link to the right) to sign a petition to ask the California Supreme Court to "depublish" this ruling. After that, forward this information to every freedom- loving parent and grandparent you know to take action. We need to stand together to protect our rights as parents.

California fashions eventually get to Iowa about a year later. I hope this is one trend that never makes it to the midwest, but if we don't do something, it could.

Pray, and do what you can. Home schoolers in California: we're standing with you!

Thankful to be home schooling in Iowa,
Mrs. Sherry

P.S. If you haven't already, be sure to visit www.parentalrights.org (link to the right) for more information about stopping the decline of parental rights in the U.S.

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Defending Homeschool Freedom in California: from www.HSLDA.org

On February 28, 2008, the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles handed down a very bad decision regarding a case involving a homeschool family.

HSLDA was not involved with this case, and the family are not members.

The opinion holds that homeschooling is not a legal option in California. HSLDA strongly disputes this interpretation of California law. We believe that the court made a mistake when it relied on a decision from 1953 in order to show that homeschooling is not a legal option.

If the opinion is followed then California will have the most regressive law in the nation and homeschooling will be effectively banned because the only legal way to homeschool will be for the parent to hold a teaching certificate. Parents should not have to attend a four year college education program just to teach their own children.

California is now on the path to being the only state to deny the vast majority of homeschooling parents their fundamental right to teach their own children at home.

In response, HSLDA believes that the best course of action is to petition the California Supreme Court to depublish the opinion. If the opinion is depublished then this ruling can not be used against every homeschooling family in California.