That's one reason none of it makes sense. If she has this year's paperwork, and the district has approved her homeschooling plan (which it apparently has), how can the judge say her children must attend school?
If she has an approved homeschool plan, and is following it, I don't see how the judge legally could say the children have to be enrolled in public school.
The article is very poorly written; for example, the sentence
So when she went to court with her juvenile son to have the charges dismissed (under a case held in abeyance procedure) stemming from a clash among children, she suddenly was presented with four counts against her for failing to comply with the state's compulsory education requirement.
is almost nonsensical, and leaves more questions unanswered than answered.
I have to wonder if perhaps the woman is a single mother who is working during the day, and if the children are out on the streets getting into trouble when they should be doing their lessons.
I always wonder why the authorities aren't as concerned about public school parents whose children are out on the streets unsupervised and making trouble after school hours. I called children's services on one family whose kids were terrorizing my folks and their neighbors late into the night, but they refused to take action. I was informed they would only take action if the kids weren't going to school and were making trouble around the neighborhood during school hours. The double standard just boggles my mind.