Continuing Resolution C-9 from the December95/January96 bimonthly newsletter/newspaper called THE UPDATE, published by the Georgia Association of Educators.
"C-9 HOME STUDY
"The Association respects the rights of parents to choose this educational option for their children. Further, the Association respects the right of society to expect that all children will, in fact, be educated in accordance with the Compulsory Attendance Law of the state of Georgia as cited in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, (O.C.G.A.), 20-2-690.
"There is insufficient monitoring, both in guidelines/laws and actual practice, to preclude the possibility that children are being kept out of public/private schools for reasons other than differences in educational philosophy, e.g., baby-sitting, parent-sitting, legalized truancy, work, etc.
"The Association strongly believes such educational practices are a form of child abuse and neglect. Further, the Association insists that changes be made in the monitoring process to ensure the attainment of the minimum educational standards in each home school.
"The Association supports compulsory school attendance laws. In light of this belief, the Association insists that the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Legislature strive to provide sufficient funding and support to bring about changes in the home school monitoring procedures that will make home schools valid by state education standards."
"The Association calls for the following changes as the beginning of an ongoing process of home school evaluation/validation and improvement:
1. The development of state equivalency tests by the State Department of Education for high school age students for use in documenting the adequacy of the home school in preparing the student for post secondary educational options.
2. Annual evaluation of each student's progress in accordance with state and local standards through utilization of standardized tests.
3. Evaluation by local system administrators, of the parents as a teacher to determine if the home school is offering a quality, standard education; and
4. Assessment by the local school system, of the curriculum offered by the home school to ensure that it adheres to the state regulations of education for private schools. (95-3)"
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