Raleigh, N.C. — A judge in Wake County said three Raleigh children need to switch from home school to public school. Judge Ned Mangum is presiding over divorce proceeding of the children’s parents, Thomas and Venessa Mills.
Venessa Mills was in the fourth year of home schooling her children who are 10, 11 and 12 years old. They have tested two years above their grade levels, she said.
“We have math, reading; we have grammar, science, music,” Venessa Mills said.
Her lessons also have a religious slant, which the judge said was the root of the problem.
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“My teaching is strictly out of the Bible, and it’s very clear. It is very evident so I just choose to follow the Bible,” Venessa Mills said.
In an affidavit filed Friday in the divorce case, Thomas Mills stated that he “objected to the children being removed from public school.” He said Venessa Mills decided to home school after getting involved with Sound Doctrine church “where all children are home schooled.”
Thomas Mills also said he was “concerned about the children’s religious-based science curriculum” and that he wants “the children to be exposed to mainstream science, even if they eventually choose to believe creationism over evolution.”
In an oral ruling, Mangum said the children should go to public school.
March 14th, 2009 at 8:33 am
So, I have only one question. Do the children belong to the state or is it the parents responsibility to raise their children?
Bill Smith Reply:
March 16th, 2009 at 5:19 am
In Amerika, children belong to the state.
na Reply:
March 16th, 2009 at 7:52 am
not mine! And I sent them a letter saying so. They can kiss my ass. My child is that, MY child and is not here to keep the stomachs of others full.
March 14th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I’m not even really a Christian, but I fear the churches less than I do the government; the churches at least teach a form of morality.
http://www.hslda.org
All homeschoolers should be familiar with HSLDA, an organization dedicated to, among other things, legally protecting homeschoolers from overbearing government.
March 14th, 2009 at 10:28 am
http://www.hslda.org
March 14th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Test.
March 14th, 2009 at 11:16 am
How about giving home-schooling kids a choice to attend weekly or monthly class specialized for home-schooling kids? It should save some money for the state if everything is done in online. They do not have to pay for extending school rooms for the increase of students in the current school system. What they need is part-time teachers and servers.
In this way, the virtual school may get some extra funds for the parents with their home-schooled kids finding a spot in park or somewhere public to exchange their teaching styles. If kids do not like evolution, I think they can be taught about Intelligent Design for the alternative understanding of the same matter.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
So Mangum ruled that the children Should go to public school, he didn’t order it because he can’t there is no law against homeschooling in that state, I gather. He needs to be reminded what his Job Is! He is supposed to interpret the law and act accordingly!! It is neither His Job or His Business to impose “What He Wants!!!!
March 14th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Everyone interested in homeschooling should be aware of HSLDA.
http://www.hslda.org
March 14th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Everyone interested in homeschooling should be aware of HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association).
http://www.hslda.org
March 16th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Fascism in Amerika is getting stronger everyday. The state want s to control everything, from the food supply to the so called “education” of our children.
March 16th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Freedom to Fascism…wow history repeating itself in the worst way right before my eyes…
March 16th, 2009 at 10:02 am
This is bull crap. Home schooling is awesome.