Court to revisit homeschool ruling

Homeschooling parents in California got a pleasant surprise this week when an appeals court said it would rehear a case that ruled homeschoolers must be credentialed.

On Feb. 28, the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles decided that children ages 6 to 18 must be taught by licensed teachers. The decision stemmed from child abuse allegations against a home-schooling family in Lynwood. (see my story from last week)

The move set off a wider debate over home schooling, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger and California schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell throwing their support behind home-schooling families even as United Teachers Los Angeles President A.J. Duffy has supported the court decision.

The case will be reheard in June.

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