Permission Granted by California Court to File Brief in the case of In Re Rachel L & Compilation of Info

If you recall the decision was vacated but is to be reheard in June--the information that these groups will put in the brief for that hearing is below. And I have tried to compile all the information that was sent out into one email for those of you just joining us or to refresh your memory--it was coming in fast and furious! Have fun!--Tabbi

Original email and article on case in CA
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/information-re-hsers-in-ca.html

Telephone & CNN interview (it was with Glenn Beck by the way)
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/telephone-cnn-interview-on-ca-case-and.html

Letters to Newspapers Info
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/hsers-letters-to-newspaper-editorials.html

More info
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-info-in-ca-case-as-of-today-327.html

Whats happening in CA Pt. 1
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-happening-in-california-part-1.html

What's happening in CA Pt. 2
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-happening-in-california-part-2.html

Do not panic email http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-hsc-legal-re-controversial.html




The decision to vacate the ruling
http://nmhomeschoolcommunity.blogspot.com/2008/05/ca-decision-vacated-great-article.html

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For Immediate Release

May 27, 2008

Permission Granted by California Court to File Brief in the case of In
Re Rachel L

Arbor Academy, AtoZ Home's Cool, Beach High School, Excellence in
Education, Gifted Homeschoolers Forum, Grace Christian Academy,
Homefires Journal and Northern California African American
Homeschoolers Association (the "Homeschooling Groups") announced today
that they have been granted their application to jointly file a brief
on an amicus curiae basis with the appellate court in Southern
California that will be rehearing the recent case affecting
homeschooling.

The Homeschooling Groups consist of several organizations that offer
services for homeschoolers, including secular and religious programs;
advocacy groups supporting gifted, special needs and African American
homeschoolers; and internet portals providing resources for the
diverse homeschooling community. Their joint brief focuses on giving
the court factual information about homeschooling. The groups believe
that the court cannot decide whether its prior position that
homeschooling parents must obtain teaching credentials constitutes a
permissible regulation without understanding what homeschooling is and
whether objective evidence exists that it works. Their brief shows
the court that California's interest in educating children is more
than adequately met through currently allowed homeschooling methods,
and effectively prohibiting it through a credential requirement is
neither reasonable nor necessary.

The court has stated that it intends to schedule the rehearing in June.

Pro bono counsel for the Homeschooling Groups included Bingham
McCutchen of San Francisco, GCA Law Partners of Mountain View and
Morrison & Foerster of Los Angeles. The brief was filed on Monday,
May 19, 2008 and approved on May 21, 2008.

For further information please contact these organizations as follows

Arbor Academy
P.O. Box 3381
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
Lisa Jackson, Director
questions@arboracad emy.com

AtoZ Home's Cool
Ann Zeise, Webmistress
homeschoolguide@ gomilpitas. com

Beach High School
5520 Old San Jose Road
Soquel, CA 95073
Phone: 831-462-5867
Wes Beach, Director
beachhi@cruzio. com

Excellence in Education
Martin Forte, Director
mforte@aol.com

Gifted Homeschoolers Forum
P.O. Box 18865
San Jose, CA 95158
(612) 435-4726
Corin Goodwin, Director
info@giftedhomescho olers.org

Grace Christian Academy
grace.christian. academy@juno. com

Homefires ~ The Journal of Homeschooling Online
180 El Camino Real, Suite 10
Millbrae, CA 94030
650-365-9425
Diane Flynn Keith, Founder
Editor@Homefires. com

Northern California African American Homeschoolers Association
Z. Afiya Olatunji, Director
teaching_revolution @yahoo.com