Wouldn't Child Services be called if......?

Question

OK we see a lot of people that are under the delusion that all home schoolers are locked in a closet and are never let out to see the light of day. As a home school mom I would go absolutely nuts if my kids were in the house all day.

If that were true don't you think Child Services would be called out on just about every home school family? Would it be considered neglect if our kids don't get any "socialization"? After all the only reason to send our kids to public school is for the "socialization" that they are missing out on.

Answer 1

this si what my inlaws assume too, becuase we homeschool our son, this being his 3rd year in a row.

They have gone as far as turning me into CPS because they said he dosntget out of the hosue. Which is a bunch of bull. See my son is in the local library arts & crafts (he loves this), also 4-H with his Aunt (shes a councerlor there), & I will be putting him in a neat arts class this year, at the local community college. They have a neat "free" class on how to teach you to draw comics/ Something my son is VERY excited about too. Then, Im so hopeing that when the season comes up, he can go into play hockey.

See we homeschool our osn, because hes not only seerly dsylexic (the schools here refuse to acknowledge it). They have told us that Dyslexia dosnt exsits!

Plus, he's on a feedign pump every 3 hours, the school said theyd work with that as long as I came up every 3 hours to hook & unhook him. I couldnt do that, so I told my husband Im sick of there c**p! My son couldnt even read to me, hewas in the 3rd grade. We were working with him at home to get him to read, but I told the teachers they werent workign enoguh with him, so since they arnt doing there jobs, I WILL. I will be homeschooling him.

He went from D's& F's to A's & B's. Its not us doing the grading either, hes in a program that allows the state to come check on him, & his progress. The state has told us, hes come alot farther then when hewas in public schooling.

Plus, my son is so much hapier too being homeschooled, & calmer too. He had a special ed teacher too tht called him stupid, & when I foudn out abotu it, I went off the wall. I asked her why, & she flat out told me, to get his attention! So I got in her face,  & said "well, now you have MY attention!

My inlaws called CPS & when they found out all that hes learning at home, & that hes not in the house all day long, they saw no reason to stay.

My inlaws to this day are so mad at me, because I refuse to send my son to a public school in our city.. She keeps tellign me she works for theschools, well h**l shes a cafateria worker in the schools. I todl her that when she is a REAL teacher, then I'll come to you for help, til then you just keep flippin thos burgers & tossing those tator tots!    

Plus, my son is VERY socialbe too! Loves people,& goes everywhere we go too.  

Answer 2

Several answerers spoke of family members who assume that their children aren't out in public meeting others.  I feared this early on, so I took a "proactive" stance.  I started a family newsletter several years ago.  It is full of articles and photos of activities that the kids are involved in and copies of it get mailed to a variety of family and friends.  I figured that doing this would help all interested parties to see that my children are far from being kept home.  And neighbors quickly find out from my very friendly children about a lot of their recent accomplishments and activities, so those who don't get the newsletter hear it from the children themselves.

It is interesting that a number of people seem to see school's main purpose as socialization.  No wonder schools turn out kids who can't read and write...

I've dealt with kids who've faced REAL neglect.  Not because they stay at home, but because they aren't fed enough, don't have a safe home, aren't kept safe from those who hurt them, etc.  However, I've seen that some of these kids aren't discovered until someone else is aware of their existence and sees them on a regular basis--so I can understand someone being concerned if they think that a child is not seen by others regularly.  So, there needs to be balance between protecting children and being an over-bearing busybody...

Answer 3

I have had child services called on me multiple times because someone didn't approve of my son being home schooled.  It got to the point where I was on a first name basis with the caseworkers.  At one point I had a caseworker apologize to me because she felt like she was harassing me.  I understood she was just doing her job and by law she was required to investigate the complaints.  Every complaint was unfounded and they were very impressed with my lesson plans.

Answer 4

I grew up in America and went to public school from grades 1 - 8. I was home schooled due to psychological problems from grades 9 - 12.

Home schooling is what saved me. I was normally a very bright student but, I began failing miserably in public school. As soon as I began home schooling, my grades shot back up to all A's.

I was just your normal average teenager, except I stayed home and did my work during school hours. I still went out with friends, to the mall, movies, etc. That is why I don't understand the hype about home schooling supposedly desocializing children.

I moved to Europe when I became an adult and now I live in a country where home schooling is ILLEGAL. Here is a statement issued by our County education director: "children should not be encapsulated or kept apart from the outside world. In these cases, the parents' rights to personally educate their children would prevent the children from growing up to be responsible individuals within society…".

It seems like a lot of people think by home schooling that a child will never learn how to deal with every day social situations. It's crazy. What about the days back when kids had to stay home from school to work on the farms? Those kids were certainly a great deal more respectful towards their elders and peers than the kids we have today.

I can only dream about home schooling my children here because legally it's impossible. And so far my opinion of public schools are relatively low. I'd have to say my children have picked up more bad habits at school than good ones!

They are young and they know more cuss/swear words than I know as an adult, thanks to their classmates. They are also exposed to a great deal of violence at school. Since when is a classmate strangling another classmate considered socialization?

Today especially, it seems like sending your children to public school carries a great deal of danger. I honestly don't blame any parent that chooses to home school.

Answer 5

CPS might be called, but there really isn't any law about raising children in a restricted environment.  We know several families who are very religious, send their kids to a tiny, tiny school, and don't associate with anyone outside this small group of people.  

The kids are not well-rounded, but it's not abuse.  

CPS deals with issues such as violence, sexual abuse, drug abuse, etc.  They are overworked and underpaid.  If they went after everyone who had a lifestyle other people found offensive...well, you get my drift.

All the best.

Answer 6

Well. No. Why don't you allow the child to go outside, AFTER school. Let him play. Then he wouldn't be in the house. Im gonna get Cyber Schooled this year most likely. But I'll still be sociable.