Homeschool-denying judge sets case on mom’s Sabbath
Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Education, Events, Feedback, Religion, Shera Crossan
The judge who ordered a North Carolina
homeschooling mother to place her children in public school demanded all objections to his order to be filed today – the day the mom in the case observes the Sabbath.
Venessa Mills says she was unable to meet the deadline for two reasons – because it was Sunday and because she was up until midnight assisting her estranged husband to move out of the house
as part of the judge’s order.
Judge Ned Mangum’s ruling that it would be in the “best interests” of the three children, ages 12, 11 and 10, to be placed in public school in compliance with the wishes of the husband, Thomas Mills, in a divorce case, has raised concern throughout the homeschool community nationwide since it was first disclosed by WND last week.
Ms. Mills is accusing the judge of insensitivity to her plight, especially since Mangum recessed a December hearing in the case because of an emergency involving his dog. Originally the deadline for filing the objections was set for Monday, March 16. Following the national publicity the case received, the judge changed the deadline to today – Sunday. More News
We should be proud to have a critter like this sitting in judgement…NOT.
Still, the internet has made it harder to get away with this kind of thing.