The Doe family (name changed) in KwaZulu-Natal were devastated. They home school their children for reasons of their religious conviction. In April, the Children’s court ordered that the three young children be removed and placed in the care of their grandparents, where they are compelled to attend school. The only reason for removing the children provided by the court and the social workers is that the children don't attend school. The...

Homeschool associations and the Pestalozzi Trust were invited to meetings with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in October 2014 to discuss the development of a new policy on home education. This was the first meeting of such a nature in more than two decades. Representatives that attended these meetings were pleasantly surprised by the willingness of the DBE to listen to the homeschool representatives and learn from them. Click here...