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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sure a lot of parents who homeschool do a great job and get their kids involved in lots of outside activities.  What freaks me out about homeschooling is the very, very small percentage of homeschooled kids whose parents don't teach them anything, or whose parents are using it as a means to isolate the kids, hide abuse etc.  I am betting this is something like 5 percent or less of homeschoolers, but it scares me that for that percent, the kids are completely cut off.  [/quote]

I agree. This is a potential problem. What about the number of schools who don't teach their kids anything or the number of kids who are abused and the schools either don't pay attention or don't care? This is second hand, so I couldn't report it myself, but a school I worked at once told a parent "See that line over there? You can go and beat them outside of that line, but you can't beat them in here."[/quote]

There was a kid reported missing recently and it turned out she hasn't been seen in two years! I am sure she is long dead. However because she was homeschooled and isolated, there was no one outside the family who might have noticed she was missing. [/quote]

Because of rare tragedies like this you would take away the rights of parents to make educational choices for their kids? Too many public school children have also suffered and died at the hands of their parents as well. Maybe the state should take all children from their parents to raise to prevent these sort of tragedies. Sadly these sorts of things occur in all realms of life. That is not a reason to take away choices. [/quote]

I am not actually against homeschooling but I do think there should be welfare checks to make sure the kids are okay. Almost a third of child abuse is reported by school officials. They are often the people who are the only other adults besides parents who are actively involved in a child's life. Often parents who are abusive try and isolate their kids to minimize changes of being found. If your child doesn't attend school then I think there should be a check in with someone. [/quote]

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