It took the local educational establishment 7 years to figure it out, and then only after an anonymous tip! 1984, anyone? Now they have mug shots…
Margie Cressy, Homeschooling Mother
Richard Cressy, Homeschooling Dad
A Montgomery County couple has been arrested on child endangerment charges for failing to register their children with the school district as they were home-schooled, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
Richard Cressy, 47, and Margie Cressy, 41, both of the town of Glen, never registered their four children or their home-schooling curriculum with the local school district, said the Sheriff’s Office.
Under state law, parents who choose to home school their children must register their curriculum with the local school district superintendent. The Cressys never submitted one in the seven years they lived in the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, which began investigating the parents after receiving an anonymous tip.
The Cressys were issued appearance tickets to appear in the Town of Glen Court on Jan. 26. The case has been turned over to the Montgomery County District Attorney and the Child Protective Unit.
Hoffman said the Cressys have since submitted a home-schooling curriculum, which he has approved.
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So wrong on so many levels.
Yes, Van. I must admit, the parents were wrong not to be aware of the local laws regarding homeschooling. But to ARREST them for not filing, after an ANONYMOUS tip? All of this could have been handled with a phone call. And who, I wonder, is monitoring all those public school children’s parents who are cookin’ meth?
And the crowds called out “crucify them,crucify them!”