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Homeschool or die!

World Net Daily

by Vox Day

October 4, 2004

"An Iraqi man with suspected links to terrorism had a computer disk containing crisis planning information for San Diego and other school districts when he was arrested by U.S. authorities in Iraq."

...Then again, if one considers how TV shows such as "Law and Order" see fit to preach that homeschooled children are malnourished and abused little freaks, it seems only reasonable to point out in like manner that public schooled children are brainwashed, quasi-illiterate savages, with targets painted on their chests to boot.

Here's an issue for the candidates to consider

Black Hills Pioneer (SD)

by Dan Carlson

October 4, 2004

A public school teacher who spends his/her own money to purchase supplies, materials, texts, and learning aids for the classroom may deduct the money spent on those items on their itemized federal tax return.

Parents who educate their children at home with materials purchased using their own money may not deduct the cost of those materials on the family tax return. These parents are no less teachers than those working in a local school, but current tax laws treat them as if they are.

9 more in N.J. charged in kid-porn ring

Newark Star Ledger (NJ) - [Archive Subscription Required]

by John P. Martin

September 29, 2004

Teacher, psychologist and school janitor are among the latest arrests in global crackdown on Internet sites

Federal authorities arrested nine more New Jersey men yesterday in connection with downloading child pornography, the latest roundup in a global investigation that has charged nearly 1,000 people with arranging, viewing or profiting from the sexual exploitation of children.

More Threats of School Violence Plague Somerset County Schools

WBOC TV 16 (MD)

by Stephanie Douglass

September 29, 2004

A 14-year-old boy was brought into custody after a gun was found in his locker on Wednesday.

The .25 caliber automatic handgun was found in the student's locker. The handgun was unloaded. The student is in the custody of juvenile services.

Three killed in school gun rampage

ic Wales (UK)

September 29, 2004

A high school student wielding a 9mm pistol shot and killed four classmates and wounded five more yesterday in Argentina's worst school rampage, police said.

The 15-year-old suspect began his attack without uttering a word, spraying intermittent bursts of gunfire as students cowered beneath their desks, authorities said.

School at home is on the rise

Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI)

by Jessi De La Cruz

September 26, 2004

Parents say teaching at home allows for a more personalized education; critics question the lack of educational standards.

Mark and Carol Haavisto weighed their options before deciding to homeschool their two children. When it came down to it, the Jackson couple chose to home school based heavily on their desire to pass on their Christian faith. That was five years ago and even though the Haavistos' decision was complicated, it was also the simplest.

Home schooling on the rise

MSNBC

by Tom Costello

September 23, 2004

As the trend increases, the debate continues

A former teacher, Linda says traditional schools simply waste too much time and she was convinced she can do better at home.

Teacher Arrested for Sex Assault

Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX)

by Kenneth Dean

September 23, 2004

Entrusted with education children, a former Tyler Independent School District substitute teacher was arrested Thursday for the sexual assault of a John Tyler student.

Antigone Overstreet, 39, of Tyler, was arrested by Tyler police after state District Judge Carole Clark issued a warrant, based on a police investigation, for the woman's arrest.

Former Northwest teacher sentenced to one year in jail

Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI)

September 23, 2004

A former Northwest High School teacher will spend a year in jail after pleading guilty to trying to lure an underage girl online.

As part of a plea agreement, Adam Goodrow received five years probation after pleading to one count in Wayne County Circuit Court in August. The arrest was part of an Internet sting.

A Nostalgic France Looks to the Era of the Dunce Cap

The New York Times - [Archive Subscription Required]

by Elaine Sciolino

September 19, 2004

The rage of reality television in France this season has nothing do with surviving on a desert island or competing for a husband.

Twelve girls and 12 boys ages 14 to 16 have been sequestered in a former seminary in the middle of France and plunged into the rigid, harsh French public school system of the 1950's.

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