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oraxx's avatar

Fundamentalist parents are inclined to believe they have all the rights when it comes to their children's education. They don't. At some point children have rights too, and one of those rights is to receive an education that prepares them to be productive citizens. The only objective of some of these home school folk is to turn out fundamentalist Christians who never question what they've been taught. As a society, it is overwhelmingly in our self-interest to make sure children are educated, regardless of religion and politics.

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Joan the Dork's avatar

AP dropped another article on the failings of these private "schools" just this morning: https://apnews.com/article/private-school-scandal-homeschool-louisiana-8166fa0376c32c297bbff4910fc49d1c

It seems only logical that a total lack of accountability and oversight would create fertile ground for abuse and grifting, but the powers that be down in Louisiana either don't care, or else consider that a feature rather than a bug.

What an absolute shitshow...

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