I know what it's like to be a homeschooler and have the government stick their noses in. The Swedish government call it child abuse for not sending your children to school.
I agree with @tecnosgirl, HSLDA is a must for anyone who homeschools because the state is stepping up their efforts to destroy any form of individuality.
I agree with her too... When I do my next post on homeschooling (which I feel will be soon) I'll recommend them. What I see happening here is the govt using the case in California to create a homeschooling "crisis" and then the Dept of Education adopting an amalgam of the Maryland and Michigan models. The problem is that this is going to give CPS carte blanche to walk into any homeschooler's home looking for abuse and neglect... and we both know what that can mean!