I home school my children and I write primarily as a child advocate–mother and teacher.
So I was disturbed to find that we have a new category for neglect–educational neglect.
Certainly if children all over this country are being forced to sit around and watch soap operas that would be a problem. But as a legal category educational neglect is a dangerous designation.
1. It draws focus and resources away from other types of abuse.
2. Education can come in many, many different forms. Who will decide what sorts of learning are valid and which are negligent?
3. Where do home schoolers and unschoolers fit? Will we be forced to conform to public school bureaucracy to call off the dogs?
4. I know my children are safer with me than in a public school. They are ahead of arbitrary grade levels. They study languages, play instruments, write adventure stories, practice…
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Carrying Light 
I think we’re talking about something very severe, here. Parents who purport to home-school and honestly do nothing of the sort. Parents who isolate their children socially and intellectually. Schools, well, they can certainly be terrible places, too, can’t they… But at least it’s public. Sunshine does a great deal of good. I hope.
I sat in a classroom in an inner city school and watched a “veteran” teacher try to get her third grade class to answer a reading worksheet about a bunny family when the story she read had been about a fox and a cat.
The kids looked confused. I did not want to embarrass her but finally could not stand it. Gently pointed out her mistake.
Wish I could have reported that as educational neglect.
Yep.