In Patris Bon's case, in 1993, it took the police long to even formulate charges. Patris used the Correspondence School method and was about to move from an urban to a remote area. The Education Department testified in court that Patris had applied for Correspondence School but had no formal dispensation when charges were laid, as she paid no fees. Patris argued that the law promised free education. Subsequently, the prosecution tried to change charges from failing to make children attend school into failing to enroll children at school , but the judge threw all charges out of court.
Some families are happy with the legal vacuum around 'homeschooling'.
They argue that nobody should rock the boat, as the situation may get worse than it is now . After all, families can currently keep their children out of school without even applying for dispensation, as long as no-one blows the whistle about their situation. Many also believe that only Christian methods should be legal, as now happens to be the case in distance education other than Correspondence School. They like the Government to force strict compliance with the letter of the law, expecting that this will make more families use such Christian methods. Some families even go as far as setting up their own school.