Can home schooling and parental rights in one state be used in another state?
Paul asked:
Parental Rights; If one state’s court ruling (such as in California) allows parents of that state to home school their own children without having to acquire state teaching credentials to do so; my question is;
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Parental Rights; If one state’s court ruling (such as in California) allows parents of that state to home school their own children without having to acquire state teaching credentials to do so; my question is;
Can this ruling be used in other states to effect the same and if so to what extent?
It just seems to me that if one state (like mine or yours) wants to follow the lead of another state in doing the same they should be able to do so and do it perhaps even faster because a precedence has already been set.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:11 am
State rights. If it is not federal law, then it is left to each individual state to decide.
If one state wants to look at what another state has done, of course they can (and IMO it is wise to). However, they are under no obligation to do it that way, or any way other than how that state wants to do it.
June 1st, 2009 at 9:27 am
Each State has it’s own Constitution. What is Constitutionally legal in one state might violate the Constitution in another. So, a ruling like that may spark other states to push for the same - the same judgment may not be found due to the specific laws of the state.
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
No, however to my knowledge all states currently allow homeschooling without credentials. California was trying to make that NOT legal.
I may be wrong, but 3 states that I live in are that way now and always have been.
June 6th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
This is a State decision. It can change dramatically from State to State. You are required to follow the laws of the State you are attempting to be home schooled in. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.