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Nope, I'm not pushing it. California homeschoolers everywhere are running like headless chickens over the hype and overexaggered headlines of a family who were abusing their family and, yes (Bad apples in a general good barrel), homeschooling. A judge supposedly claimed that it was illegal to teach children in California without being certified. Thus...the panic.

There are some things to remember:

1. This is still a new ruling, not justified, and certainly not legislated. California and its justices have been very friendly homeschoolers in the past One little ruling (specific to the heinous parents of this hapless family), isn't going to change things overnight.
2. There are several organizations and legal groups that help homeschoolers who are hyper-alert to the situation. They are on top of it and when they worry, THEN I'll worry. Right now, they say, hold tight.
3. This was reported in the news. The media is not generally known for publishing things in a a moderate, calm light. It gets more readers/watchers/listeners by hyperbole and exaggeration. Never consider the media a primary source...and then find the primary source and ask them.

So, I haven't lost any sleep over this "issue" yet. When I do, then you'll hear me. Until then, chill.