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When he would mount his child sized Honda Trail 70 minibike to buzz into town for “supplies”, his whole look seemed to work. When he would return an hour or so later with a couple of limes and some red eyes, it all made perfect sense: his look that is. … She had driven all the way from Oklahoma and I think it has been the only time I have seen Oklahoma plates outside of Oklahoma. Maybe it’s such a sweet, perfect place that no one ever feels the need to leave. …  read more…

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Resolved Question: what school supplies do i need for my school?
im in the 9th grade(: && im going to midwest del, in oklahoma city:)
WELL MY FRIENd IS! , im going to douglass, can yo ugive me the supplies for both?

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Resolved Question: How can I home school my kids?
I am a Christian and a single mom. I am divorced - it was Biblical, but not going into that because it’s not about the question.
Anyway, I am a kindergarten teacher and so you probably know what my salary is. How can I stay home and home school my kids and make a living? School is getting so bad. I wrote a question last night about my 3rd grade daughter being sexually harassed. I know it’s just going to get worse. There is a home school coop here. It’s a great program.
I thought about waiting to look at this option when they are in high school (grades 3 and 4, now). I have a friend whose daughter was being bullied so much, she took her out of school. Now, she has all her classes online through Oklahoma City schools (even though we don’t live there). They supplied the computer, books, and instructors for free.

Now, how can I make a living? Any ideas?

** I don’t want to hear any negative things about home schooling like lack of socialization. The question is about MY work problem.
We don’t have a christian school here. If someone ever opens one up, I will be the first in line applying for a job.

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Resolved Question: Are Oklahoma homeschool laws the best ones?
We are considering moving there because they are a green hslda state and have low property taxes.

Here’s the law.
Required Subjects: None
Home School Statute: None.
1. It is unlawful for a parent of a school aged child “to neglect or refuse to cause or compel such child to attend and comply with the rules of some public, private or other school, UNLESS OTHER MEANS OF EDUCATION [i.e., home schooling] ARE PROVIDED for the full term the schools of the district are in session.”
2. Oklahoma is the ONLY state with a constitutional provision guaranteeing the right to home school. Section 4, Art. 13 of the Constitution of Oklahoma guarantees the home school exemption by stating that the legislature “shall” provide for the “compulsory attendance at some public or other school, UNLESS OTHER MEANS OF EDUCATION ARE PROVIDED of all children in the State , between the ages of eight and sixteen, for at least three months each year.”
It seems quite evident that the “other means of education” language is directly applicable to home schooling since it was added for the specific purpose of protecting the right of parents to choose home schooling. In 1907, during the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, one of the delegates, Mr. Buchanan, proposed that the phrase “unless other means of education be provided” be added to Article 13, Section 4. Favorably responding to Mr. Buchanan’s proposal, another delegate, Mr. Baker stated,
“I think Mr. Buchanan has suggested a solution. A man’s own experience sometimes will teach him. I have two little fellows that are not attending a public school because it is too far for them to walk and their mother makes them study four hours a day.”
As a result of this discussion on home schooling, the “other means of education” language was added to Article 13, Section 4.
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3. Oklahoma law does not require parents to use certified teachers or state-approved curricula, initiate contact with, register with or seek approval from state or local officials, test their students or permit public school officials to visit or inspect homes. If a parent is teaching his children the basic subjects for at least 180 days, the law requires nothing more.
4. Home schools are not regulated, since the framers of the Oklahoma Constitution specifically intended “other means of education” to include home schooling and gave the state no authority to regulate that exemption from compulsory attendance. In Snyder v. Asbery (No. 78,045, Oklahoma Court of Appeals, Div. 2, May 18, 1993), the Oklahoma Court of Appeals returned two children to the custody of their home schooling father, reversing a lower court decision. On page 4 of the decision, the Court agreed with the home schooling father, stating “…the State Department of Education has no jurisdiction in home schooling. See 70 O.S.1991 § 3-104 … Okla. Const. art. 13, § 5….”
5. In the case, Sheppard v. Oklahoma, 306 P.2d 346 (Okla. Crim. App. 1957), the court held that requirements of school attendance laws could be met even though children were not attending public or private school. The court said “education may be furnished without attendance at any school.” Sheppard, at 353. The court also emphasized “it was incumbent on the state to offer proof” that “no other means of education was provided.” Sheppard, at 356.
In other words, the state failed to carry its burden of proof since it failed to prove that “other means of education” was not being provided. The court indicated further that, if the state finds other means of education are being provided, then they must prove that the means of education is not “adequate and comparable” to instruction in public schools. Id. at 356. The court also suggested the state could inquire about the curriculum in two areas: period of instruction and subjects taught. Id.
6. The Oklahoma Supreme Court in School Brd. Dist. No. 18 v. Thompson, 103 P. 578, 24 Okla. 1 (1909), upheld parental rights against the public school’s authority. “Under our form of government … the home is considered the key stone of the governmental structure. In this empire, parents rule supreme during the minority of their children … they may … withdraw them entirely from public schools and send them to private schools, or provide for them other means of education.
7. According to Attorney General Opinion No. 73-129 (Feb. 13, 1973) Oklahoma law recognizes the right of parents to carry out this responsibility through home schooling “so long as the private instruction is supplied in good faith and equivalent in fact to that afforded by the State.” “Equivalency” has never been defined by any court or Attorney General opinion, nor is equivalency mandated by law. However, it seems clear that the point of the Attorney General opinion is that home schooling must not be used as a subterfuge for truancy. See Wright vs. State, 209 P. 179 (1922).
8. Under Sec. 10-109(A), an attendance or police officer may detain and assume temporary custody of a child “except for children being home schooled pursuant to Section 10-105.”
Teacher Qualifications: None.
Standardized Tests: Not required by statute.
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Religious Freedom Act: Oklahoma Statutes, Section 251 of Title 51
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), passed with the help of HSLDA members, gives
religious home schoolers another legal means to protect their right to home school. If the parents’ free
exercise of religion is substantially burdened by having to comply with the homeschool law, the parents
may use the RFRA as a defense or file suit against the state. Under this statute, the burden is on the state
to prove that its requirement “furthers a compelling state interest” and is the “least restrictive means” of
fulfilling its interest that children be educated. This Act restores the highest protection of the individual’s
right to freely exercise his religious beliefs taken away by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1997 City of
Boerne decision. 520 U.S. 507.

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