Young Sebastian of Homewood, Illinois has been kicked out of his classroom since December 10 of last year. Why?

Because the school district hired surveillance team wasn’t convinced that he was in the right place at the right time.
Child barred from class in residency dispute
Chicago Tribune By Bonnie Miller Rubin February 1, 2008

At a district hearing in November, John Carney, Homewood’s residency officer, testified the house was first watched on Oct. 31, from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., with no sign of Sebastian, yet the youngster was in school that day.

Guess 1st grader Sebastian should give up his all night partying and get home in time to take a shower before school and be sure to wave to the man in black across the street.

Sean Fortson believes Homewood’s strategy is to “wear us down,” he said. “They know that, sooner or later, we’re going to run out of money.” So far, they’ve run up about $20,000 in legal fees, he said.

In his living room in Homewood, where his mother is now home schooling him, Sebastian said he thinks the reason he is home has “something to do with the courts.” Asked how he felt about being at home, he said, “I didn’t want anyone to know.”

That’s a heart breaker.

He is a little darlin’. Please check out the video in the article. This is a good example of: It’s Not about the kids.

His mom, Jennifer Fortson, is was a room mom and library volunteer at the school. There are lots of homeschooling families who’ve been there and done that. But I hope that Sebastian’s mom and dad are able to do what’s best for him, without wretched interference from the school district.

Posted by Susan RyanÂ

Tags: homeschooling families, Illinois pushouts, library volunteer, school district, surveillance team

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