Are You a Criminal if You’re a Homeschooling Quilter?
March 8, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Are you a quilter/fabric artist who also home schools? Might you be affected if a current court ruling is allowed to stand?A judge in California recently ruled, based on a 1950’s law, that home schooling parents must be credentialed teachers for their schools to be legal.
If you home school, check out the article on this topic, Criminalizing Home Schoolers, a Time/CNN article by Kristin Kloberdanz.
On Feb. 28, Judge H. Walter Croskey of the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled that children ages six to 18 may be taught only by credentialed teachers in public or private schools – or at home by mom and dad but only if they have a teaching degree.
Of course, it’s predicted this will be appealed. However, if you’re a homeschooling parent, you may want to keep on top of what transpires. Even though you don’t live in California, you’ll want to know whether this eventually could affect the state where you live or be instituted there.
What do you think about the idea that home schooling parents should be credentialed teachers or face criminal charges?
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
