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anyone not sending kids to school?

luvmycocaluvmycoca
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Would you consider not sending your child to school in K and beyond?  I have a friend whose child is physically and mentally delayed.  The family is considering not sending her to K saying "what would she get from it".

Now this is truly a loving family, but is questioning the point.  

I think he should go to school and all kids can benefit from being around other kids.  You never know what is absorbed/learned.  You know never know when a break through will happen.

By law do you have to send your kids to school or prove you are truly homeschooling them?

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Re: anyone not sending kids to school?

  • Florak8Florak8

    Yes, you must send your child or prove you are homeschooling.

    I agree with your opinion.  There are teachers for people of all ability levels, and both academic and life skills. We can never truly predict a person's potential. In my opinion, it is not ethical to  not provide one's child with all available opportunities for personal development.

    That said, a child who has a severe or terminal illness might benefit from a home tutor, which a school district could provide.  Every situation is different, so I try not to judge or offer my opinion unless it is my place to do so.

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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    imageFloraK8:

    Yes, you must send your child or prove you are homeschooling.

    I agree with your opinion.  There are teachers for people of all ability levels, and both academic and life skills. We can never truly predict a person's potential. In my opinion, it is not ethical to  not provide one's child with all available opportunities for personal development.

    That said, a child who has a severe or terminal illness might benefit from a home tutor, which a school district could provide.  Every situation is different, so I try not to judge or offer my opinion unless it is my place to do so.

    I agree with all of this.

    fraternal twin boys born january 2009
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  • goldenleavesgoldenleaves member
    imageauntie:
    It depends.
    In many states, enrollement in formal education public, private or home based must begin by age 8. In many states kindie is not compulsory. Requirements for home schooling documentation vary a great deal by state and grade level.
    I don't know the extent of this child's issues, but I know that school brings challenges for families in the form of logistics, appropriate placement and even exposure to illness that can be life threatening. Most parents don't choose this approach, but it isn't unheard of.
    At DS's old elementary, there are children in the special day classes who are barely able to engage in the world around them. One boy wasn't even conscious during his 8 years there; he seemed calmer when moving so his paras walked the building with with him when he wasn't being actively serviced. I'm told he had something degenerative in nature. If nothing else, his mother felt it was a break during which she could do the things she needed to with his younger sibs.


    When I was in high school there was a girl named Jessie in my choir class. She couldn't speak, couldn't make eye contact and was extremely cognitively delayed. She was in a wheel chair. This girl LOVED choir though! It was really nice to see how much she enjoyed her favorite songs even though she couldn't join in. I don't know how much she was able to actually learn but even to a bunch schoolers who aren't exactly known to be socially observant it was very obvious that she enjoyed coming to school!
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