A San Diego County assemblyman is calling on the California State Supreme Court to reverse a controversial decision that requires parents to get teaching credentials if they home-school kids. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.
El Cajon assemblyman Joel Anderson will introduce a resolution in Sacramento calling on the supreme court to overturn the decision.
Anderson and his wife have spent the last few decades home-schooling their three kids. He fears this decision will jeopardize the future of thousands of homeschooled kids in San Diego County. He believes parents know how to educate their children.
Anderson: A parent is the person who is best suited to address their uniqueness and to help them. To infer that the state knows more about the parent or cares about children more than the parent cares about the child – it’s just outrageous.
There is a chance the decision will be appealed. But those who support the ruling believe the state needs to monitor the quality of education parents are providing.
Ana Tintocalis, KPBS News.
