Phillies Blasts CA Appeals Court Ruling Against Homeschooling

Worcester, Mass. March 13 — Physics professor and Libertarian Presidential candidate George Phillies condemned the recent California Court of Appeals ruling that parents have no legal right to homeschool their children. «California should fix its laws,» said Phillies.

«The Court says it is bound by California statute, which requires children to go to school or be tutored by someone with an appropriate state credential. In a 1953 decision, the California Court system had already rejected claims of parents that they were constitutionally entitled to home school their children.

«In 1953, segregation was Constitutional, Brown v Board of Education not yet having come down. The Supreme Court overturned reactionary segregation laws, and California Courts should overturn their equally reactionary position on home schooling, a reactionary position already rejected by most other states across America. The supposedly progressive state of California is rejecting a very fundamental right of parenthood — the right to pass on your beliefs and your knowledge to your own children. California’s courts should try joining America in the twenty-first century, where home schooling is central to the education of millions of Americans.

Phillies applauded Governor Schwarzenegger’s pledge to protect California children’s right to be home schooled. «Such a pledge shows admirable courage. Now the California legislature should show they are as just as brave.»

> — 30 —

To support the George Phillies campaign, please visit http://ChooseGeorge.org/donation today.

To arrange an interview or obtain a short quote from the candidate, contact:

Carolyn Marbry, Press Director pressdirector@phillies2008.org

(510) 276-3216

George Phillies for President 2008 http://ChooseGeorge.org