Crash survivors sent home, 12 July 2007, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California More than two weeks after a car accident in Azusa Canyon killed 18-year-old Long Beach resident Melanie Torres, two young survivors of the crash are beginning to heal.
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He had hoped to attend marching band camp in the summer, but now the 14-year-old will have to go through intense physical therapy for his legs.
If it becomes too much, he might have to do home school for a semester, she said. “It’s going to be a long process.”
I’ve addressed this confusion before, not that all reporters necessarily ought to read what I writer before they write, but even the California system recognizes the difference between temporary homebound instruction, and home education that provides a child’s long-term education:
Guidelines for Providing Homebound Instruction, Philip P. Patterson, PhD, California State University, Bakersfield, Slide 7
Definition
The delivery of educational services by school district personnel within a student’s or caregiver’s home/facility. It differs from home schooling which is usually delivered by a parent.
I’m not the only one noting the differences.
posted by Valerie
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