[blindkid] Homeschooling

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Agree...saved in my folders also
Thanks Carlton
Denise

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh that was so interestering.
> I am going going to save this in my "Great things Carlton says" folder
> On Dec 11, 2011 9:00 PM, "Carlton Anne Cook Walker" <
> attorneywalker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm finally getting back onto this list, and I saw Denise's recent post
> > about homeschooling.
> >
> > On the Federal level, there is no requirement for special educational
> > resources to be provided to students who are  home schooled.  The IDEA
> > guarantees a free, appropriate PUBLIC education.  In fact, even though
> > services are required for students in private school, those students
> don't
> > have a particular right to the services (lots of legal mumbo jumbo by the
> > courts, but it can be tricky to nail down).
> >
> > Now, there are ways around this.
> > * For example, some states (I believe Kansas in still one) consider each
> > home school environment a charter school.  Charter schools are public
> > schools, so children in Kansas who are home schooled should have full
> IDEA
> > rights.
> > * Some states, under state law, provide special education rights to
> > children in private schools and/or home schools. This is done on a
> > state-by-state basis, and you'll have to check your own state's policies
> on
> > this matter.
> > * Other states, like my own Pennsylvania, do not provide anything to home
> > schooled students (private school students get some services, but
> ensuring
> > sufficient services can be difficult).  The workaround here in PA is
> cyber
> > charter schools.  Again, these are considered to be public schools.  With
> > the cyber aspect, the curriculum is delivered via computer (which is
> > provided by the cyber school) and the entire schooling is at no cost to
> the
> > student.  I have not had any experience with cyber charter students who
> are
> > blind/visually impaired, but I see no reason why such an option would not
> > work.  In this cyber arrangement, parents would still have many of the
> > advantages of home schooling and retain the services and access to
> > equipment provided by the IDEA.
> >
> > Another consideration is access to textbooks and other equipment under
> > Federal Quota funds.  Federal Quota requires that a student, "be enrolled
> > in a formally organized public or private, nonprofit educational program
> of
> > less than college level" http://www.aph.org/fedquotpgm/fedquota.htm
> > The private, charter, and cyber charter options fill this requirement.
> >  Pure homeschooling may or may not, depending on state law.  Thus, going
> > the pure home schooling route could shut the student out of eligibility
> for
> > Federal Quota funds.
> >
> >
> > Please note that I am NOT pro- or anti-homeschooling.  I considered
> > homeschooling myself, but I determined that it did not best meet the
> needs
> > of my child or myself.  I know others for whom homeschooling has been
> > terrific.  Just like an IEP, this decision needs to be made on a
> > case-by-case basis.  I just wanted to provide some information that might
> > be helpful in making the decision.
> >
> >
> >
> > Carlton
> >
> >
> >
> >
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