Comments on: When should public policy not be open to the public? http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:53:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-477397 Dana Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:25:50 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-477397 Yeah...that is what sort of concerns me. One the one hand, we have the public schools beginning to force people to homeschool for the sake of their own stats, but on the other hand I'm almost certain that these same people will be all over statistics saying these kids aren't doing well as "proof" that homeschooling is not as good as public school. Yeah…that is what sort of concerns me. One the one hand, we have the public schools beginning to force people to homeschool for the sake of their own stats, but on the other hand I’m almost certain that these same people will be all over statistics saying these kids aren’t doing well as “proof” that homeschooling is not as good as public school.

]]> By: Analisa Roche http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-476418 Analisa Roche Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:10:47 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-476418 Great blog you have here, thanks for dropping by. Great blog you have here, thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Mrs. C http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-475877 Mrs. C Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:58:57 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-475877 Amen, Susan. Statistically, I don't think older dropouts are dropouts anymore when schools tally their numbers. They're "homeschoolers." Watch a wave of really bad statistics come out about them in 10 years. I'm serious. Amen, Susan. Statistically, I don’t think older dropouts are dropouts anymore when schools tally their numbers. They’re “homeschoolers.” Watch a wave of really bad statistics come out about them in 10 years. I’m serious.

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-475743 Crimson Wife Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:41:25 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-475743 I found some more information on WVa.'s open meeting laws <a href="http://www.wvsos.com/adlaw/register/openmeetings.htm" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Based on my quick glance at it, that school board appears like it is likely in violation of the law to not permit homeschoolers to attend the April 15th board meeting. I found some more information on WVa.’s open meeting laws here.

Based on my quick glance at it, that school board appears like it is likely in violation of the law to not permit homeschoolers to attend the April 15th board meeting.

]]> By: Susan http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-475722 Susan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:38:04 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-475722 Interesting. Sounds like they need to get with the program. NCES had their oh, so unscientific 2003 study that deemed students homeschoolers if they were in the school building 25 hours or less. <i>Students are considered to be homeschooled if their parents reported them as being schooled at home instead of at a public or private school for at least part of their education and if their part-time enrollment in public or private schools did not exceed 25 hours a week. </i> I'm always curious about motivations. I would assume in WV and with our busybody government 'statistics', it has to do with money. Interesting. Sounds like they need to get with the program. NCES had their oh, so unscientific 2003 study that deemed students homeschoolers if they were in the school building 25 hours or less.

Students are considered to be homeschooled if their parents reported them as being schooled at home instead of at a public or private school for at least part of their education and if their part-time enrollment in public or private schools did not exceed 25 hours a week.

I’m always curious about motivations. I would assume in WV and with our busybody government ’statistics’, it has to do with money.

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-475702 Crimson Wife Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:36:18 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-475702 There may have been a violation of state open meeting laws. My mom is a journalist for the local paper of the town where I grew up, and she is assigned to cover the school board. There are only certain topics the board is permitted to discuss in a closed meeting. The biggies are personnel actions (for privacy reasons) and matters related to contract negotiations with the unions. I don't think something like a homeschool participation policy would fall under the legal exemptions. I don't know the specifics of WVa. law, but that would definitely be something to look into! There may have been a violation of state open meeting laws. My mom is a journalist for the local paper of the town where I grew up, and she is assigned to cover the school board. There are only certain topics the board is permitted to discuss in a closed meeting. The biggies are personnel actions (for privacy reasons) and matters related to contract negotiations with the unions. I don’t think something like a homeschool participation policy would fall under the legal exemptions.

I don’t know the specifics of WVa. law, but that would definitely be something to look into!

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-472838 Dana Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:56:18 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-472838 Yes...leave education to "the professionals." Yes…leave education to “the professionals.”

]]> By: Mrs. C http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-472679 Mrs. C Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:43:22 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-472679 *shrug* I have older children in public schools and the treatment of the parents is hardly surprising, law or no law. Welcome to public education. The haughty attitude of the administrators and board sounds typical. Y'all are just used to being treated with respect or something crazy like that. *shrug*

I have older children in public schools and the treatment of the parents is hardly surprising, law or no law. Welcome to public education. The haughty attitude of the administrators and board sounds typical. Y’all are just used to being treated with respect or something crazy like that.

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-470784 Dana Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:31:24 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-470784 They were taking classes at a public school. Some were taking more than half of their courses there and were instructed that this was against policy. I can understand why a district would have a policy...if you take all your classes at the public school, the school should get its funding for serving you, after all. The problem was that there was no such policy. What I thought was a little weird was how hesitant the superintendent was to make his policy proposal public. They were taking classes at a public school. Some were taking more than half of their courses there and were instructed that this was against policy.

I can understand why a district would have a policy…if you take all your classes at the public school, the school should get its funding for serving you, after all. The problem was that there was no such policy.

What I thought was a little weird was how hesitant the superintendent was to make his policy proposal public.

]]> By: Life On The Planet http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-469667 Life On The Planet Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:55:17 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/04/06/when-should-public-policy-not-be-open-to-the-public/#comment-469667 Typical. Typical.

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