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den on home schoolers that need not be there,” he said. He urged the board to take a “more reasonable approach. Litigation is not nice,” he concluded.
The School Board and School Superintendent David Gangel did not respond to Mr. Cutright’s presentation.
In an interview the next day Dr. Gangel said that there is an increase in parents seeking home schooling for their children. He said that the law did not allow leeway from the August deadline for applications except when a parent moves into a community too late to make application on time or when there is a health reason for not meeting the deadline.
Dr. Gangel said including the names of persons authorized to administer the tests was intended to be a help to parents and not intended to suggest no one else would be approved.
Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell, who deals with most applications for home schooling, said that about 50 percent of the parents mention religious reasons for requesting home schooling. He said he sees no trend in the other 50 percent and that the law does not require that a parent give a reason for seeking home schooling.
Mr. Chappell said that there is a separate law allowing parents to seek a religious exemption from public education. In that case the parent must persuade the board he has a “bona fide” religious belief that prevents him from sending his child to school. If a religious exemption is approved the parent does not have to submit proof of the child’s academic progress.
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