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NEWS
Click here for membership forms.
Welcome to the new SOCCO web site! This is the gateway for our families to communicate and support one another through this private Biblical homeschooling journey.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Children are a gift from the Lord (Psalm 127:3) and as such, parents have the authority and responsibility to discipline, nurture, train, and educate their own children, not only spiritually but academically and socially. (Duet 11:19, Prov 22:6). Home education provides a Biblical institution for teaching children, with parents as the main teachers. Specifically, because independent (or private) home education falls under the same laws as a private school in the state of California, it allows families the freedom to teach from a Biblical worldview, using Christian curriculum. Independent home education from a Biblical worldview can be accomplished through the blessings and provisions of the Lord, by Christian families seeking to glorify Him. (Hebrews 13:5)
Government funded programs for home educators (i.e. charter, CHEP, and government ISP's) fall under the same laws as public schools. Parents who home educate under the control of the government, by law, cannot teach religion directly, or indirectly according to the California State Constitution, Article 9, Section 8.
SOCCO's private website and the fellowship we enjoy include the teaching and affirmation of our faith in the Lord. The group exists to provide a place where Christian families, independent of government control, can support one another with their God-given resources.' Following the mission and recommendations of both CHEA and HSLDA, SOCCO membership does not allow families who are currently using any government K-12 education programs.
For Further research on government and charter home education, please refer to the following HSLDA articles:
SOCCO is a proud member of the CHEA support group network. Please read their stance on public school programs.
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you," Hebrews 13:5
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