Does ACR 115 set precedent...hs=private school in CA?

[Sherri in Central CA]

Does "Private home schooling" mean that hs will be (legally) recognized as private schools?

Link:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_115_bill_20080310_introduced.html

[Sherri in Central CA]

Bump

[allearia]

ACR 115 is trying to get the court to reverse the new decision that changes things and to go back to the way it has been in California for many years.

So the normal way in California, before this decision, was that a family would declare their home as a private school and homeschool this way. The law does not recognize "homeschooling" so a homeschool family would be seen as a private school under the law. ACR 115 is an attempt to keep this way of homeschooling that has worked well for 20+ years in California.

Does that answer your question?

[Sherri in Central CA]

ACR 115 is trying to get the court to reverse the new decision that changes things and to go back to the way it has been in California for many years.

So the normal way in California, before this decision, was that a family would declare their home as a private school and homeschool this way. The law does not recognize "homeschooling" so a homeschool family would be seen as a private school under the law. ACR 115 is an attempt to keep this way of homeschooling that has worked well for 20+ years in California.

Does that answer your question?

I thought so too. I was just hoping that "Private home schooling" would give us a little more ground to stand upon.

[Peek a Boo]

Sherri-- homeschoolers can get a LOT of benefit being called private schools if private schools are not regulated in the state.

Once you establish the terminology of "home school" you lose the lobbying benefits of the larger private schools :D

As it stands now --w/ NO definition of "home school" --only private schools-- then you have alllll those private schools working on your behalf. If they start regulating private schools [like in NY] then you would want your own terminology.

[Peek a Boo]

to clarify -- that's why the resolution "mentions" home school but DOES NOT CALL for a definition of "home school".

It calls for ONLY a reversal to the previous open-ended understanding.

[Sherri in Central CA]

to clarify -- that's why the resolution "mentions" home school but DOES NOT CALL for a definition of "home school".

It calls for ONLY a reversal to the previous open-ended understanding.

I wasn't sure if the mention of "private" home scool would, in actuality, be defining home schools as private schools.

(I knew the intent of the legislation was to reverse the blanket application) :)

[Ellie]

I wasn't sure if the mention of "private" home scool would, in actuality, be defining home schools as private schools.

No, it really wouldn't. To define home schools as private schools it would need to say that outright, KWIM?

[Peek a Boo]

right. a resolution's 'whereas" comments don't carry much weight :-)
they would need to amend the education code to change the definition of [or establish a definition of] "homeschool".