Editor’s note: It is illegal to home school
without the permission of the state in New York. The
government has to sign-off on what you teach your
children or you will be arrested and charged with
endangering them. It was about the same in Soviet Union.
The state owns your kids. They are wards of the state.
Two parents in Montgomery County are accused of
improperly home schooling their children.
Forty-seven-year-old Richard Cressy and his wife, 41-year-old Margie Cressy, are charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
The sheriff’s department says the two were home schooling their four children, ages 8 to 14 years old, without the required approval from the school district.
The Cressys were issued appearance tickets to appear in Glen Town Court at a later date.
This article states that the couple were arrested for the crime of not allowing the state to brainwash their children.
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“The purpose of education is to change
the thoughts, feelings and actions of students.”
Michigan Father Arrested for Homeschooling
In the third week of October, the Stutzman family pulled their child out of public school. When they were later visited by a teacher they explained that they had decided to homeschool, pursuant to the Michigan law. Michigan, of course, allows homeschooling if a parent simply teaches certain subjects at home with an organized curriculum. There is no requirement for notification or curriculum approval. Within the next month, the family received another letter indicating they needed to put their children in public school. A truant officer came to visit and once again the family explained that they were homeschooling.
Nonetheless, on the day after Christmas, Mr. Stutzman was arrested, fingerprinted and had a picture taken for his "crime" of homeschooling. Fortunately, he was able to make bail. On January 23, a hearing was set. Home School Legal Defense Association secured attorney Dave Kallman to represent Mr. Stutzman at the hearing. There was a discovery that the prosecutor was not even familiar with the law and thought that Mr. Stutzman had to be a certified teacher. Before Mr. Stutzman even had to appear before the judge, David Kallman was able to convince the prosecutor to withdraw the charges.
Commenting on the experience, Mr. Stutzman said, "I was treated like a common criminal and even had my name in the papers," causing great consternation to his relatives that he was engaging in some illegal activity by homeschooling.
We are thankful that this situation was resolved favorably and will continue to defend member families in Michigan.
SOURCE: Home School Legal Defense Association
(HSLDA)
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