Parents rights to direct kids' education affirmed
'This is tremendous victory for thousands of families'
Posted: August 08, 2008
11:33 pm Eastern

By Bob Unruh
© 2008 WorldNetDaily

Homeschool supporters and pro-family advocates spent today praising a California court ruling that affirmed the right of parents to direct their children's education, and provide that education if they choose.

The upbeat reaction followed the decision announced early today from the 2nd Appellate District in Los Angeles that affirmed the rights of California parents to homeschool.

The opinion said state law permits homeschooling "as a species of private school education" but that statutory permission for parents to teach their own children could be "overridden in order to protect the safety of a child who has been declared dependent."

The long-awaited case resolves many of the questions that had developed in homeschooling circles across the nation when the same court earlier found that parents had no such rights – statutorily or constitutionally – in California.

The ruling left pro-family organizations praising the decision.
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