Christian Home Educators of KY Blog

Arguments I most often hear or read from people in favor of more government oversight of home schoolers come from a misunderstanding of two things.  Let’s see if we can get those cleared up. The first argument goes something like this: “Most home schoolers are doing a good job, but we both know that some parents take their kids out of school to ‘home school’ when they get in trouble or are about to fail a grade and then don’t school them.  Those kids are slipping through the cracks.  Surely, most home schoolers wouldn’t mind a little extra oversight if it would help locate those kids whose parents aren’t doing a good job.” No and yes. No, those are not home schoolers.  Those are truants.  There are already laws on the books in every state to fight truancy.  All the education personnel, law enforcement, and court designated workers have to do is use the truancy laws already in existence to prosecute those who are breaking compulsory ...

Every summer, we see more school districts send out packets, many times encouraging you to fill out the forms included in place of your letter of notification.  CHEK advises all parents to send your letter of notification within the first two weeks of school in your district, as outlined in the law and Best Practice Document.  Here are two concerns we have with many of these packets. Request for information is overreaching.                                             The Letter of Notification requires:    Parent’s names   Address of location of school    Name of school, child’s name and age              Recent packets sent by districts have asked for one or more of the following:                            ...

QOD: Are there any private high schools in the area that allow homeschoolers to play on their sport teams? CHEK Answers: There is a Christian homeschool athletic team; you can find out more at Home for His Glory. http://homeforhisglory.com Suggestion: Try contacting a local private school to see if they allow homeschool students to participate on their teams. Homeschools are considered private schools in Kentucky. For CHEK's official position on homeschoolers at sports participation in public schools visit here:  http://chek.wildapricot.org/Discussion_forum/769348 To ask questions, get support, and more, visit www.CHEK.org   

Event takes place right here on Facebook in this event! Join WAHM's (Work at Home Mom) from around the Kentuckiana area as they share what they do, how they do it, and manage their homeschooling life! When?  Monday, May 30, 2016, 7 PM Where? Facebook Just sign in to your Facebook and join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kentuckyhomeschooling/ Then you can join our FREE event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1695071087426776/

CHEK shares a special message from Israel Wayne of Family Renewal Ministries Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to let you know, I will be giving a Keynote address at the Gen 2 Conference at the Creation Museum near Cincinnati, OH on January 30-31, 2015: https://gen2conference.com This will be the unveiling of the largest study on Millennials over released (over 10,000 completed participants). There will be a lot of data unveiled about what factors are shaping the faith and worldview on these young adults. Homeschooling, Christian schools, government schooling, worldview training, church involvement, family devotion, involvement of fathers and much more will be discussed and explores as this information is revealed. I wanted to personally encourage you, if you can, to attend this important conference. Speakers will include: Kevin Swanson, Dr. Brian Ray (the co-sponsors of this event), Albert Mohler, Dr. Jeff Myers (of Summit Ministries), Camden Spiller of Home...