home schooling now subject to a stricter framework

For some, homeschooling is a habit. In the family Rolin, the three eldest have made their small section at home. Alexandra wanted to start over, but the Vosges academic inspectorate refused her request. “I find it a bit abusive this story of authorization, we were inspected every year before and this inspection seemed to me to be a sufficient guarantee for the education in the family“, comments the mother of the family.

Because new rules govern school at home, a simple declaration was enough, it is now necessary to request prior authorization. “It is necessary to provide the maximum of elements so that one can appreciate, in all objectivity, the request of this one, especially for the character of situation specific to the child“, defines Emmanuel Bourel, director of the academic inspection of the Vosges. The simple wish of the parents is no longer enough, it is necessary to justify one of the seven cases provided for by law. Alexandra Rolin eventually prevailed after appealing the decision.