Lynch wants to make school mandatory until 18

[KBCraig]

Oh just go the AK route.  In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

Gotta admit, I did a double take. Something entirely different popped into my head when you proposed going "the AK route". Something about 7.62x39....

That reminds me... I need to pick up an SKS before June, to have a semi-auto rifle for hands-on fun. 

Kevin

[Michael Fisher]

We should get some of our guys to try to introduce legislation that would end compulsitory schooling in the state at 14 or something.

I don't know. are their any reps who believe in the seperation of school and state?

Tracy

Oh just go the AK route.? In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

What?  ???

[Fluff and Stuff]

We should get some of our guys to try to introduce legislation that would end compulsitory schooling in the state at 14 or something.

I don't know. are their any reps who believe in the seperation of school and state?

Tracy

Oh just go the AK route.? In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

What?? ???

You didn't know that?

[KBCraig]

Oh just go the AK route.  In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

Yes they do, unless they're being home-schooled.

http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title14/Chapter30/Section010.htm

[Fluff and Stuff]

Oh just go the AK route.? In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

Yes they do, unless they're being home-schooled.

http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title14/Chapter30/Section010.htm

See (12) is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.

And there are zero rules for home schooling.

[KBCraig]

Oh just go the AK route.  In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

Yes they do, unless they're being home-schooled.

http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title14/Chapter30/Section010.htm

See (12) is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.

And there are zero rules for home schooling.

That's what I said. Attendance is compulsory in AK from 7-16, with a list of exemptions, including being home-schooled.

Texas is the same, except we're under a court ruling instead of statutory exemption.

Kevin

[Fluff and Stuff]

Oh just go the AK route.? In AK, kids don't have to go to school.

Yes they do, unless they're being home-schooled.

http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title14/Chapter30/Section010.htm

See (12) is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.

And there are zero rules for home schooling.

That's what I said. Attendance is compulsory in AK from 7-16, with a list of exemptions, including being home-schooled.

Texas is the same, except we're under a court ruling instead of statutory exemption.

Kevin

yes, but you have rules for homeschooling in TX.  In AK, you can do nothing and still say it is homeschooling.

[KBCraig]

yes, but you have rules for homeschooling in TX.  In AK, you can do nothing and still say it is homeschooling.

Rules? What rules? Here are the rules for homeschooling in TX:

If challenged, the parent only has to declare that the student is taking bona fide studies in reading, spelling, grammar, math, and good citizenship.

That's it. No testing, no oversight, no notification to the school district, no approval of the coursework. If you think that's significantly different from AK, well, I guess I won't quibble about it, but it really doesn't get any simpler or less intrusive than in Texas.

When we withdrew our oldest from public school, he was 16. At that point, all the basics were mastered, but he needed to focus on them and practice. So, we bought a GED practice workbook and had him work through that, two hours every day. He aced his GED and joined the Army, where his GED and ASVAB scores gave him his pick of jobs.

Kevin

[mvpel]

Caren and I passed Governor Lynch, and we exchanged a greeting, in the halls of the Capitol today.  We were a little preoccupied with getting an apostille for our adoption paperwork, so I completely forgot to mention this subject to him.

I am ashamed, and promise to do better next time.

[Michael Fisher]

You think THAT's bad?

Look at THIS:

http://forum.soulawakenings.com/index.php?topic=2241.0

[Russell Kanning]

Mother jailed for son's truancy
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3439

[KBCraig]

Mother jailed for son?s truancy
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3439

Only one of six comments didn't applaud the verdict. 

But from the original article, there was an excellent commentary:

http://education.guardian.co.uk/truancy/story/0,12751,903955,00.html

Kevin

[YeahItsMeJP]

Whenever you get the chance to sit down with me over coffee for an hour or so, I'd be glad to tell you about my public school, DSS, truancy, horror story.

And all because I hated school . . .

[Fluff and Stuff]

Mother jailed for son?s truancy
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3439

I thought it was like that all over the place?  I know they just pasted that law in France and it has been around in Memphis for a long time.  In fact, they can get you twice.  It is against the law to leave a minor at home for over a certain amount of hours and it is against the law for your children to not be in school. 

[Russell Kanning]

It probably is like that all over .... it just is wrong.