Quote from HSLDA article: “We had hoped that the appeals court would return Dominic to his family. Since they are not, we believe it is critical all freedom-loving people respond to this outrageous decision.” Court Upholds State-Sponsored “Kidnapping” of Homeschooled Boy As most people count their blessings and prepare to…
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Legal option after School bullying
27 March 2009 7:28 p.m. Dear Everyone, I’ve pasted below a news article that exemplifies many of the vast multitude of things wrong with the state’s schooling institutions. I’m letting off a bit of steam because I am so angry at this rotten system that systematically practises institutionalised child abuse…
Mum fearful of school fines
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4803156a11.html Mum fearful of school fines By REBECCA TODD – The Press | Friday, 26 December 2008 A Christchurch mother is angry at the prospect of having to pay heavy fines because she cannot get her son to go to school. Under new laws passed by the National-led Government, parents…
Hardcore truants by the thousand
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4798639a11.html Hardcore truants by the thousand By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post | Saturday, 20 December 2008 Thousands of the most at-risk children are still missing from classrooms, forcing education officials to act as detectives hunting long-term truants. Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft said the “unexploded time bombs”…
Concerned teachers seek police help
Perhaps schools are the wrong place for these children. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10535486&ref=emailfriend Concerned teachers seek police help 4:00AM Friday Oct 03, 2008 By Martha McKenzie-Minifie Teachers are asking for more help from police to handle students who act up in class, as they abandon a suggestion to establish “timeout rooms” in high…