The Tease ([info]gentlemaitresse) wrote,
@ 2004-03-13 15:41:00
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Home schooling in Florida
Florida Statute 1002.41 (1) (a) The parent or guardian shall notify the superintendent of schools of the county in which the parent or guardian resides of her or his intent to establish and maintain a home education program. The notice shall be in writing, signed by the parent or guardian, and shall include the names, addresses, and birth dates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in the home education program. The notice shall be filed in the superintendent's office within 30 days of the establishment of the home education program. A written notice of termination of the home education program shall be filed in the superintendent's office within 30 days of said termination.


So why did I get a letter from the Superintendent's office asking me to provide a telephone number?


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[info]dragontamerbrat
2004-03-13 12:54 pm UTC (link)
Dunno, but tell them you are not required by law to provide them with that information. Assuming you have complied with the law as it is stated, of course. If things are running true to form in Fla, as the are around the nation, school districts are exerting waaaay more pressure then they legally have the right to do.

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2004-03-13 01:04 pm UTC (link)
When I first started homeschooling 15 years ago I had no problems. Well, a year later my ex-husband took me to court to try to stop me, but I won that court battle with no trouble. It did serve to show me exactly what our local superintendent thought of homeschooling, though.

About five years later I moved to a different county. On their standard form (which is not necessary, as you can see from reading the statute) they had written in a place for telephone number and social security number! They also "required" homeschoolers to sign and affidavit stating that we have never been named a perpetrator in a confirmed case of child abuse or neglect. I refused to do any more than the law required, and I soon got a PHONE CALL from the truancy officer! In the end they actually took me to court. Eventually they quit pursuing my case, though they never officially dropped the charges.

So naturally I'm now wondering how much grief this county is going to give me about a phone number. I won't give them any more than the law requires, so I guess we'll see.

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[info]redselchie
2004-03-13 01:16 pm UTC (link)
heh - just any ol' phone number? Give em the governor's number... or better yet - the ACLU

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2004-03-13 01:27 pm UTC (link)
Well, then they'd probably try to get me for falsifying official records or something dumb like that. I'll just say no. (I learned that from Nancy! LOL)

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[info]laurelt
2004-03-14 10:26 am UTC (link)
Perhaps write "Not required by [statute section] in those blanks"?

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2004-03-14 11:00 am UTC (link)
The thing is that there is no official form required. I quoted the statute, and it says all I have to do is to send in a letter notifying them that I'm going to homeschool my children.

It was in another county, where I actually went in to the school board office, that they had their own little form to fill out. Nowadays I just mail the letter. I learned my lesson and I try to have as little as possible to do with them.



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[info]dragontamerbrat
2004-03-13 01:17 pm UTC (link)
Well, you either comply with what they want, or you stick to your guns. You are in the right, not them.

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2004-03-13 01:34 pm UTC (link)
Of course I'm going to stick to my guns. I'll do it assertively, too. I might even go to the office to do it with a big friendly smile on my face. But I can't help but wonder how much trouble they'll try to cause me for not doing as they want.

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[info]ldtalon
2004-03-13 03:07 pm UTC (link)
even though it is not listed in the wording of the law, i would guess that the home schooled house is considered a business, and the state would like to have the phone number of the 'business' in case telephonic contact needed to be made. just a thought. if that is really the law, it is written in very readable language, something i am not used to .... having to know traffic law in two different states .. illinois and florida .. for my employer.

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[info]gentlemaitresse
2004-03-13 03:35 pm UTC (link)
No, we're not considered a business or a private school. Yes, that is the actual wording of the statute. And businesses are not required by law to have a telephone. If they were, some of the Old Order Amish couldn't have businesses, for example.

Boy, just think of all the laws we'd be subject to if we were considered a business! Ack!



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[info]garden_faerie
2004-06-28 09:31 am UTC (link)
Have you ever looked into the Home School Legal Defense Association? They are a christian organization but do not discriminate by faith. It's a hundred dollars a year but if you ever need a lawyer they take up the case no further fees. It's worth taking a gander at.

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