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It would have been helpful to mention you were describing a situation in France, it makes a big difference which country you're in and most people here don't have experience there.

I have heard that homeschooling is not as accepted in France as it is in the U.S., it seems like there quite a few individual liberties Americans assume that are not protected in France.

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Yes, sorry about that, I realized it when reading your answer, that's why I answered, to add context.

France is hiding behind terrorism to prevent parents to do homeschooling, arguing it will help radicalization.

Of course it's completely irrelevant, but governments hate to lose control on people.

I don't think homeschooling is "completely irrelevant" to radicalization. There are American homeschoolers who are pretty radical in their beliefs and take their children out of school to prevent them being exposed to other beliefs.

I would agree that with Islamic radicalization (probably the only kind of radicalization being considered) in Europe, education at home by parents is not a significant source of radicalized youths.

Yes, I read something about that subject in a recent HN post, with the religious opinions for homeschooling.

But in France, that's really irrelevant. All the recent terror attacks have been perpetrated by persons with a public school education.

So short sighted politicians could also claim that it's the fault of the public schooling system ! And that also be irrelevant.

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