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Message: [QUOTE="capewind, post: 166617, member: 4510"] In the story above, I dont see it as a dress code violation, but a political stance. I have no issues with a formal dress code. Creative thinking I feel is a GOOD thing, but believe in the story above, it was more of a case of a child feeling persecuted. We didnt set out to homeschool. I had honestly never heard of it. Our son attended private school through 2nd grade. We had problems with our second child (15 months younger). Severe ADHD (I was the one to have her DX'd at 5 and 7, following up with her neurologist from observations started at age 3, this wasnt a case of a school slapping a title on) ... anyways, the private school agreed to try, and they did try, but had to expell her in "K" after only 5 days ... interviewed the public school ... could have waited another year to enroll her, but decided the social interactions would be good for her ... it became a nightmare ... We had two tricks at home to manage her behaviors ... chewing gum (clearly not an option in school) or what I called figit toys (small erasers shaped like animals) ... First issue was she couldnt sit still for circle time (they kept taking her figit toys away), so had her sitting at a desk in the hallway, unsupervised then it was suspension from the school bus (I used to drive a school bus and told them she needed the Sped Bus, but they refused) ... then it was the could you keep her home from the field trip ... moved her to another school district, which was fantastic, but unless I gave proof to the school that my in laws had custody of her, they couldnt keep her ... so 1st grade, we tried again with the private school, and they did keep her half of that year, but it was difficult for them, and THEY suggested homeschooling. They were wonderful!!! I was nolonger paying them $1000 per month for her, yet they got us going with books, lesson plans and held my hand the rest of that year. The following year, our son wanted to stay home as well, and they still helped me, GIVING me materials for free, and their teachers were available to me when I had questions. I have nothing but wonderful things to say for that school. Anyways, when we started (1999) it was very uncommon, or atleast here. By the time our kids hit middleschool, there were a lot of homeschooling families. We worked together to form groups where the kids had field trips, specialized classes ... One parent taught art classes in the school system prior to having kids, so we borrowed space at the library .. another person, a grandparent to a grown homeschooled student owned a fabric store, and offered sewiing classes ... as a group, we hired a sign language instructor ... all the kids loved that ... and our kids still had the rights to the sports, drama and any elective classes offered in the school districts. I think if the parents are proactive, homeschooling is a wonderful oppurtunity! [/QUOTE]

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