[StarCMC]

the woman is foolish not to have joined HSLDA or another group with prepaid legal counsel available

There are those of us who do not join the HSLDA - I am one of them. I disagree with some of the things that they are proponents of, and I also have read enough horror stories about how the HSLDA uses cases for the "greater good of all homeschoolers" rather than necessarily for the good of the family involved. Generally, those things may be the same, but not always. And if you sign their paperwork, you agree to allow them to represent you as they see fit, not according to what you believe is best for your family.

[imjustme]

I am not a member of HSLDA either.
A couple of years ago someone reported that my daughter had not been to school in a couple of years.
I informed DHS that my daughter had not been in public school for 8 years and that she is being home schooled legally under our state law. I also went down to the DHS office to show them my papers.
The whole thing was dropped that day.

As long as state laws are followed there should not be any problems.

[wintertime]

I disagree with some of the things that they are proponents of,

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What are some of those things? (Just curious)

[Wallace T.]

I am not saying that HSLDA is perfect, and I am sure they have some flaws. However, a homeschooler should have some prepaid legal representation available in case the authorities decide to attack the family. As even school officials and judges in red states are prone to abuse their authority for one or another reason, the need for legal representation is incumbent. An untrained mother or father trying to represent themselves before cops, social workers, and truancy officials who are willing to bluff, if not lie outright, has an extreme disadvantage. There is an old saying that a lawyer who represents himself in court has a fool for a client. That is even more true for the civilian trying to represent himself, whether in a homeschooling situation or not.