Inattention to Special Education Need Refusal to allow or failure to obtain recommended remedial educational services, or neglect in obtaining or following through with treatment for a child's diagnosed learning disorder or other special education need without reasonable cause. In some states, the definition of educational neglect is quietly being changed. The best way to defeat such legislation is by a grassroots effort. I recommend that you write as an individual to your state legislators if such a bill occurs in your state. Also, keep in touch with your state homeschooling association .
Membership is usually inexpensive and worth every nickel.
If you would also keep an eye out for such legislation in your area and would like me to post about it on this page, please email me with as much information and link references as possible. I will also be watching email lists for such legislation, so do check back. New York City web site defines educational neglect in the following manner, and then goes on to explain how you should officially withdraw your child from the school system in order to homeschool if it looks like attendence is going to be a big problem. Educational neglect includes allowing unexplained absences from school, failure to enroll a school-age child in school, refusal of recommended remedial services without good reason and failure to respond to attendance questions. If you remove your child from a school you must officially withdraw the child's name from the school and district office rosters.