Ditto. As enticing it is to get some of our tax money back through charters to support homeschooling the headache that comes with it and the hoops you must go through to get a measly amount of support is not worth it. My family definitely could use that money for our children’s home education as we live on one low income in California but we found a way to do it low cost and still be able to stay out of the system. We may not be able to go to museums or take enrichment classes but those are the things we had to accept when turning down that handout we in fact are entitled to. However if you take any money from the state for homeschooling your kids by default become a property of the government in same lines as public schoolers and homeschool laws may no longer protect your family and children. This is the main reason HSLDA warns against joining charters as they say they simply cannot protect your rights once you sign that paper with the government. The money allocated to each child’s education and funded through our tax money should be available to every family whether they choose to send their kids to public schoolers or homeschool. Give the parents the power to decide what the best education for their children is and fund them (pay them back their taxes) so they can make it a reality.

Ditto. As enticing it is to get some of our tax money back through charters to support homeschooling the headache that comes with it and the hoops you must go through to get a measly amount of support is not worth it. My family definitely could use that money for our children’s home education as we live on one low income in California but we found away to do it low cost and still be able to stay out of the system. We may not be able to go to museums or take enrichment classes but those are the things we had to accept when turning down that handout we in fact are entitled to. However if you take any money from the state for homeschooling your kids by default become a property of the government in same lines as public schoolers and homeschool laws may no longer protect your family and children. This is the main reason HSLDA warns against joining charters as they say they simply cannot protect your once you sign that paper with the government. The money allocated to each child’s education and funded through our tax money should be available to every family whether they choose to send their kids to public schoolers or homeschool. Give the parents the power to decide what the best education for their children is and fund them (pay them back their taxes) so they can make it a reality.