WHEREAS, Some thirty years of experience with
the modern homeschooling movement in
California demonstrates that home school
graduates take up responsible positions as
parents, as students in and graduates of
Colleges and Universities, in the workplace, and
as citizens in society at large; and
WHEREAS, Homeschooling by California families
with diverse backgrounds has historically given
children a quality education through proven,
independent approaches that nurture valuable
family bonds and support successful student
development; and
WHEREAS, private homeschooling has a long
and rich history in the State of California,
currently estimated as involving 200,000
students in the State of California, and 2,000,000
students nationwide; and
WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has
ruled that parents have a fundamental
constitutional right to direct the education and
upbringing of their children (Wisconsin v. Yoder,
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Meyer v. Nebraska);
and
WHEREAS, On February 28, 2008, the Court of
Appeals for the Second Appellate District in Los
Angeles issued an opinion in the case of In Re:
Rachel L. holding that homeschooling without a
teaching credential is not legal; and
WHEREAS, This misguided interpretation denies
California parents’ primary responsibility and
right to determine the best place and manner of
their own children’s education; and
WHEREAS, The fair opportunity of California
families to educate their children should not be
undermined; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Assembly of the State of
California, the Senate thereof concurring, that
the Legislature hereby calls upon the California
Supreme Court to reverse the opinion.
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the
author for appropriate distribution.
the modern homeschooling movement in
California demonstrates that home school
graduates take up responsible positions as
parents, as students in and graduates of
Colleges and Universities, in the workplace, and
as citizens in society at large; and
WHEREAS, Homeschooling by California families
with diverse backgrounds has historically given
children a quality education through proven,
independent approaches that nurture valuable
family bonds and support successful student
development; and
WHEREAS, private homeschooling has a long
and rich history in the State of California,
currently estimated as involving 200,000
students in the State of California, and 2,000,000
students nationwide; and
WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has
ruled that parents have a fundamental
constitutional right to direct the education and
upbringing of their children (Wisconsin v. Yoder,
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Meyer v. Nebraska);
and
WHEREAS, On February 28, 2008, the Court of
Appeals for the Second Appellate District in Los
Angeles issued an opinion in the case of In Re:
Rachel L. holding that homeschooling without a
teaching credential is not legal; and
WHEREAS, This misguided interpretation denies
California parents’ primary responsibility and
right to determine the best place and manner of
their own children’s education; and
WHEREAS, The fair opportunity of California
families to educate their children should not be
undermined; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Assembly of the State of
California, the Senate thereof concurring, that
the Legislature hereby calls upon the California
Supreme Court to reverse the opinion.
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the
author for appropriate distribution.
| Assembly Concurrent Resolution 115 Assemblyman Joel Anderson |
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- Association of Christian Schools International
- California Homeschool Network
- California State Grange
- Catholics for the Common Good
- Christian Home Educators of California
- Explorer Academy
- Gifted Homeschoolers Forum
- Homeschool Association of California
- Homeschool LA
- Homeschooling Park Hoppers Support Group
- Milano Homeschool Parent Co-operative
- Private and Home Educators of California
- Private School Advocacy Center
- San Francisco Bay Area Gifted
Homeschoolers - San Joaquin Homeschoolers
- Santa Cruz Mountain Homeschoolers
- South Hills Homeschoolers
- Culver Westchester Homeschool Network
- HSLDA
- The Homeschooling Cooperative of
Sacramento - Redding Homeschool Network
- Memorial Park Homeschoolers
- A to Z Home’s Cool
- Alliance of California Autism Organizations
- Capitol Resource Family Impact
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