omg, that was horrific! am I reading this right?
"Each person between the ages of 6 and 18 years not exempted under the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 48400) is subject to compulsory full-time education. Each person subject to compulsory full-time education and each person subject to compulsory continuation education not exempted under the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 48400) shall attend the public full-time day school or continuation school or classes and for the full time designated as the length of the school day by the governing board of the school district in which the residency of either the parent or legal guardian is located and each parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of the pupil shall send the pupil to the public full-time day school or continuation school or classes and for the full time designated as the length of the school day by the governing board of the school district in which the residence of either the parent or legal guardian is located."
that sounds like I HAVE to educate my child for the same number of hours that they do at the regular school? So, nevermind if she could finish the required work in half the time?
It looks like this law applies to anyone non-exempt, and the exemptions are contained in the sections they reference, so you should be able to look there to find the specifics on homeschooling, which should qualify as an exemption.
What state are you looking at?
Good on you for getting her out of there. It really sounds like a poisoned environment. Been there, done that. I think the nonsense about, "All our children benefit from GATE" shows how completely incompatible they are with your child.
