Home-Schooled Girl Ordered to Attend Public School
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 8:27PM Brenda Voydatch has battled her ex-husband, Martin Kurowski, over the education of their daughter Amanda since she began home-schooling her in first grade. Last month, a Laconia (N.H.) family court judge adopted a marital master's recommendation that it would be in the girl's best interests to go to public school in the 2009-10 academic year.
“[T]he Court is guided ... by the premise that a child requires academic, social, cultural, and physical interaction with a variety of experiences, people, concepts, and surroundings in order to grow into an adult who can make intelligent decisions about how to achieve a productive and satisfying life,” the master, Michael H. Garner, said in his order.
Kurowski had testified that, in Garner's words, “exposure to other points of view will decrease Amanda's rigid adherence to her mother's religious beliefs.”Read more at On Point News...
Reader Comments (1)
I have the same exact thing going on with my ex-wife only she left the state of Florida 14 years ago and I just found her via the internet. I have started a dialog with my daughter who is now 14 years old,and she writes that she is home schooled,and only associates with church friends and functions only. I have no idea what type of education my children are getting from the mother,and I want to know! I feel for Mr. Kurowski at least he has had contact with his children unlike my situation. I am open to suggestions.