Friday, September 23, 2005
DoD defining homeschooling
The majority of homeschoolers aren't concerned with military recruitment, but military recruitment could affect the majority of homeschoolers.
Enactment of a standard in one part of federal law can be used as precedent in other parts, so if the Department of Defense codifies what is acceptable 'homeschooling' (and their present standard for enlistment specifies 12 'grades'), then any other parts of federal law where homeschooling is mentioned, could use the military definition as a standard.
See: ‘Discrimination’ against homeschooled military recruits'
--2.12.5.1. High School Graduate (HSG) or Higher (Tier 1). An applicant who has attended and completed a 12-year or (or grade) program of classroom instruction and possesses a locally issued diploma from the school. …
Enactment of a standard in one part of federal law can be used as precedent in other parts, so if the Department of Defense codifies what is acceptable 'homeschooling' (and their present standard for enlistment specifies 12 'grades'), then any other parts of federal law where homeschooling is mentioned, could use the military definition as a standard.
See: ‘Discrimination’ against homeschooled military recruits'
--2.12.5.1. High School Graduate (HSG) or Higher (Tier 1). An applicant who has attended and completed a 12-year or (or grade) program of classroom instruction and possesses a locally issued diploma from the school. …
posted by Publius, 11:46 AM