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January 26, 2010
Arrested for Not Registering Home-Schooled Kids
From cbs6albany.com:
FONDA -- A Montgomery County
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The Cressys were issued appearance
tickets to appear in the Town of Glen Court at a later date.
Hoffman said the Cressys have since submitted a
home-schooling curriculum, which he has approved.
An arrest seems a little harsh, especially on child endangerment charges. Some might suggest that the most problematic and unsafe school districts in the country should face child endangerment charges themselves.
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Having the parents arrested and charging them with endangerment is extreme, but the officers working in law enforcement, including the prosecutor are supposed to enforce the law obviously.
I do not know how the statue reads in that particular jurisdiction, but maybe the statute is worded so that failing to register children with the local school district authorities is endangerment.
Posted by: Tulsa Attorney | Jan 9, 2011 9:21:19 PM
