Sacramento, Calif., Mar 14, 2008 / 21:08 pm
The California state Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, has insisted that parents still have the right to homeschool despite a recent court ruling claiming that parents had to be credentialed teachers to school their own children.
"The California Department of Education policy will not change in any way as a result of this ruling. Parents still have the right to homeschool in this state," O’Connell said.
The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles ruled on February 28 that the law required children to be educated in a full-time public day school, a full-time private day school, or private tutoring under a credentialed instructor.
Many homeschoolers believed the ruling effectively outlawed homeschooling.