Posted by Howard Richman on March 27 2008 at 09:22:42:
An article in today´s San Francisco Chronicle reports that the same court who issued the decision against homeschooling in CA says that it will reconsider its decision. Here is how the article begins:
(03-26) 18:00 PDT LOS ANGELES -- A state appeals court has agreed to reconsider its decision last month that barred homeschooling by parents who lack teaching credentials, raising the possibility that the judges will change a decision that has infuriated homeschool advocates nationwide.HowardThe Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles granted a rehearing Tuesday at the request of a couple who have taught their eight children at home without credentials.
It is not unusual for appeals courts to reconsider decisions, and the result is often a minor revision that leaves the original conclusion unchanged. But the three-judge panel in the homeschooling case hinted at a re-evaluation of its entire Feb. 28 ruling by inviting written arguments from state and local education officials and teachers´ unions.
It said it will hold a new hearing in June....