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Yes. It is about protecting children. That's it. I'm not terribly worried about the rights of the parents who wish to cloister their children away from society.
I do believe in the protection of the innocent. That is true.
And homeschooling is but one way that some people who are intent on hurting children can do that with less interference. Same goes for "step parents on parade". Children have the right to he sanctity of their own homes.
I find that the true home schoolers are not the problem. Those people, as a rule, really do home school their children and I know several families who have done so successfully. They only home schooled because they didn't want their children involved/exposed with some of the negatives in the public schools. They were very involved in outside social activities and their church, etc, so they were not isolated. I know several home schooled children who are now in college, on scholarships for academic excellence and, doing very well.
The problem comes in with children who are being neglected, abused, mistreated, that are suddenly pulled out of school and the authorities are told they are being homeschooled. Of course, it is a lie and a ruse. Unfortunately, for many reasons, it goes no further and the child quite often dies a horrible death. I know of many such cases.
Not giving up my 4th amendment rights to make op feel better.
This problem cannot be legislated away.
It is a cultural one. Good luck with that.
It is why I say I will NEVER leave my son no matter what my wife does or says or I would fight for full custody. I cannot imagine the horror of not knowing what kind of creeps he might be subjected to (not that my wife has poor taste - just saying).
I do not understand how people can just let their kids go live with some stranger.
I blame the boyfriend. I blame the mom and dad more for not creating a stable, loving home for these kids to live in. These tragedies are consequences downstream of a lot of bad decisions.
Children need to have some protection, and hope for help, if they are being abused. We can't find these kids if their families hide them from society, to abuse them.
This law, could make a difference, it could be the most important law, for some child, who has no other chance. It could have saved Teddy.
Why do we need a law for kids leaving school under suspicious circumstances?
There already is one - teachers have a duty to report any suspicion of abuse or neglect.
Period.
It sounds like everyone knew what was happening and failed to act.
This may be more-so stemming from my "good, one less person on the planet" mentality, and thus not really interested in the story itself; however, I can't get over the fact the title reads "beated to death." :|
This happens everywhere and every day. I am all for background checks and child service monitoring of children when an unrelated adult enters the picture.
Male or female. married or not.
Unfortunately, this would be a big violation of liberty. While it's true step parents abuse step children, most step parents are completely the opposite and are loving and responsible parents. We all know some of the second group, but very few of us have ever known one of the first.
It would not be right to tar all the good folks with suspicion that should only be reserved for the very few.
Nothing in the Constitution gives parents the right to homeschool their children without any monitoring or interference from the state. If you believe that it does you are simply mistaken.
The constitution mentions nothing about homeschooling, this is true.
Have you ever read the 9th or 10th Amendments?
Apparently not, otherwise you wouldn't have posted such nonsense.
Allow Harrier to educate you.
The 9th Amendment: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
The 10th Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Those are the third and fourth most important amendments, behind only the 2nd Amendment and the 1st Amendment, respectively.
I can't think of any reason why any parents who chose to "home school" would care about having thorough background checks for all members of their family or random visits from educational social workers - unless they have something to hide.
Spoken like a true instrument of tyranny.
Do you have the same disdain about the 5th Amendment right to not be a witness against yourself?
Do you really think that just because you are accused of a crime, that you should be considered guilty before being proven innocent?
Do you think that just because you have been labeled a "suspect" that the police have a right to search all your possessions without a warrant and without your consent - which is prohibited per the 4th Amendment?
Are you are willing to give up both of those constitutionally guaranteed rights AND your right to not questioned without the presence of an attorney, just because you think that all cops are honest and that they never railroad to prison or death row people "who have nothing to hide", especially when the evidence proves the exact contrary?
Really?
Last edited by Harrier; 12-31-2013 at 01:02 AM..
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