Utterly Meaningless

I wonder how are they going to prove he is uneducated. Are they going to give him a test in each subject?… And what if he outscores at least one g-school student in every subject; would the school get charges filed against them next? I think testing him like that would be very risky for the school and I am sure the school realizes this and would not allow it…so back to how do they prove it?

This should be interesting because there is no homeschool statute in Illinois. Homeschoolers are operating “private schools”.
Annette

I think this is going to be one can of worms the educrats are going to wish hadn’t been opened.

OK call me curious but I tried the link here and also in one sent to me by e-mail and neither link worked. Is it my computer or did they pull the story?

Spunky

Not just you spunky. The story is gone and doesn’t come up on a site search either.

I did a search of the paper to see if I could find it that way. I came up short. But I did find an interesting little blurb about a Drivers Ed. teacher caught driving drunk who was reinstated after he plead guilty in the same city. This mother must have done something pretty awful if their letting a drunk driver teach drivers ed. again! I wonder what the “abuse” is?

(Your track back isn’t working or I would have pinged you so go check out my latest post if you want to read the story.)

Sigh. Well, let us know where the minions need to go next to do your bidding.

Jeanne

He probably realized this could backfire and decided not to follow through.

I read on one of the listservs that the paper is having trouble with their server.

Maybe we “slashdotted” them 🙂

For the non-geeky…slashdotted is a term to describe your server melting when slashdot.org links to it and tens of thousands of geeks try to hit the site at the same time.

Go back less than a week from the DUI Driver’s Ed instructor and you’ll find another story about a teacher/coach facing criminal charges. Sex again.

try this link:

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“I wonder how are they going to prove he is uneducated. Are they going to give him a test in each subject?… And what if he outscores at least one g-school student in every subject; would the school get charges filed against them next? I think testing him like that would be very risky for the school and I am sure the school realizes this and would not allow it…so back to how do they prove it?”

They don’t have to prove he’s uneducated – all they are going to try to prove is that his mom allowed him to skip school. They are trying to put the burden of proof of homeschooling on the mother.

They may not even be all that concerned with a big win – if they can get any kind of concessions out of her (e.g. a plea to a lesser offense), then they will have established this as a valid weapon against homeschoolers in general.

If they win, it will set a precedent other states could follow as well.