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Homeschool organization says public schools are blocking parents from withdrawing kids

Fox News

by Caleb Parke

May 29, 2020

Parents in several states nationwide are "shocked" to find they can't withdraw their children from public school, the largest U.S. legal organization for homeschool families told Fox News.

A RealClear Opinion Research survey shows that 40 percent of families are more likely to homeschool when lockdown restrictions lift, a significant increase from the 2.5 million children who were educating their kids at home before stay-at-home orders were put in place.

U.S. Government Loses Landmark Vaccine Lawsuit

cairnsnews.org

May 26, 2020

Forced vaccinations now can be legally stopped-no quality control for 32 years. Case 1:18-cv-03215-JMF Document 18 Filed 07/09/18

Vaccine injury lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,& Del Bigtree, producer of the suppressed anti-vaccine documentary, Vaxxed and the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) are credited with this victory. They demanded the relevant government documents proving that all federally approved vaccines had been tested for quality over the past 32 years - and there were none. Here are the huge legal and practical implications in this legal victory for the American people:

Android And iPhone Users Beware The Hidden Dangers With New Contact Tracing Apps

forbes.com

by Zak Doffman - Cybersecurity I write about security and surveillance.

May 22, 2020

So, the big news this week is that Apple and Google have launched their watered down "contact-tracing" platforms into the world. Only "contact-tracing" has now become "exposure notification..."

...and judging by all the evidence to-date, they're not going to be effective enough to make a difference. Worse, they introduce a set of dangerous security risks that have not been addressed. False hopes, false starts. Let's clear something up from the start. Contact-tracing is not an opt-in Bluetooth app that might register your proximity to an infected person, under a very limited set of circumstances, including that you're both fully running the app. No, contact tracing is a manually-intensive, surveillance-heavy, privacy-intrusive process where a combination of brute-force measures and meticulous attention to detail, under the purview of well-trained operatives, roots out the spread of infection.

One-third of high school seniors say they will defer or cancel rather than attend all-online college

insidehighered.com

by Scott Jaschik

May 19, 2020

Thirty-three percent of high school seniors say they would defer or cancel an admittance rather than attend an all-online college. Plus results from other surveys of students and parents.

Ninety-five percent said that they would honor commitments made to colleges that plan to reopen in the fall with social distancing measures in place. But the survey also indicated that the later an institution announces its policy, the more apprehension students will have about it. The California State University system announced this month that most classes in the fall would be online. But many other colleges -- including such prominent institutions as the University of Texas at Austin -- are planning for in-person classes in the fall. Both approaches are being criticized by some -- Cal State for being too fearful of what might happen and the campuses that are opening for taking a big risk with student and employee health.

Iowa Bill Would Mandate Government Intrusion Into Homeschool Households

thenewamerican.com

March 27, 2019

A proposed Iowa bill would require that homeschool families allow school and government officials into their homes to conduct health and wellness checks on their children.

Introduced by Democrat State Representative Mary Mascher, H.F. 272 would mandate that homeschoolers report in regularly to local public school district officials, or face visits from social-service agents and other government officials. Reads the text of the bill: "The board of directors of a school district shall conduct quarterly home visits to check on the health and safety of children located within the district who are receiving independent private instruction or private instruction."

Iowa Bill Would Mandate Government Intrusion Into Homeschool Households

thenewamerican.com

March 27, 2019

A proposed Iowa bill would require that homeschool families allow school and government officials into their homes to conduct health and wellness checks on their children.

Introduced by Democrat State Representative Mary Mascher, H.F. 272 would mandate that homeschoolers report in regularly to local public school district officials, or face visits from social-service agents and other government officials. Reads the text of the bill: "The board of directors of a school district shall conduct quarterly home visits to check on the health and safety of children located within the district who are receiving independent private instruction or private instruction."

How do you work full-time while you homeschool full-time?

blog.penelopetrunk.com

by Penelope Trunk

March 21, 2019

Parental Advisory: Earning all the money and taking care of the kids by yourself at the same time is hell. And only crazy people do it. Really. Less than 1% of white college-educated women raise kids alone.

A lot of people ask me how I can possibly do all that I say I do each day, like there aren't enough hours or maybe I am embellishing a little. Then they ask me to break my day down into a schedule so they can see how I do it. The short answer is no, I cannot break down my hours for you. I'm like a chicken with my head cut off. Sometimes. Other times I drink to cope with the stress and then I fall asleep. Which, actually, is similar to a chicken with it's head cut off, just after a little more time has passed.

Lawmakers change Crocker bill to answer homeschoolers' concerns

savannahnow.com

by G.G. Rigsby

March 7, 2019

A state House bill meant to address the deaths of two Effingham County teenagers was changed Thursday to answer concerns of parents who homeschool their children and dislike government intrusion.

"This won't catch every one," the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon, said during a Juvenile Justice Committee meeting Wednesday, but he said it will be worthwhile if it saves one child. "I don't believe it's significant in terms of numbers but if it's you, it's pretty significant." House Bill 530 is meant to prevent another case like the one in Effingham County, where siblings Mary and Elwyn Crocker Jr. quit attending public school and were found buried behind their family's house in the Guyton area Dec. 20.

The Truth About Homeschooling: Is It Better Than Full Time Education?

thelibertarianrepublic.com

by Maggie Novak

March 6, 2019

Have you ever imagined the school of the future? You might be surprised that the most probable scenario is that school as it is now will... disappear.

Already, certain families withdraw their children from school and choose alternative education called homeschooling. To be precise, 2.2 million US children are being educated at home right now. Their parents believe that customization of curriculum and individual approach help their children learn more effectively. According to statistics, they are right. National Home Education Research Institute reports 15-30% better performance for homeschooled children in comparison to full-time school attendees. They usually score higher on the ACT and SAT tests as well.

Essential Oils Might Be the New Antibiotics

theatlantic.com

by Tori Rodriguez

January 14, 2019

Faced with increasingly drug-resistant bacteria, scientists and farmers are now looking to plant extracts to keep people and animals healthy.

A handful of promising, real-life studies have been conducted with humans and other animals, though most of the research in that realm thus far has been conducted in the lab. More controlled trials will be required before some of these applications will be available to the public, but meanwhile, scientists have turned up exciting results in another area of use: countering the growing antibiotic-resistance crisis. "The loss of antibiotics due to antimicrobial resistance is potentially one of the most important challenges the medical and animal-health communities will face in the 21st century," says Dr. Cyril Gay, the senior national program leader at the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service.

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