Case that led to Calif. home school ban dismissed

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LOS ANGELES – A legal ruling outlawing most forms of home schooling in California could come under renewed scrutiny because the court case on which it was based has been dismissed.

On Thursday, a family court judge terminated its jurisdiction over two of the eight children of Phillip and Mary Long of Los Angeles.

The issue landed in court after the couple's eldest child reported abuse by their father. An investigation found that despite the couple's assertion that their children were enrolled at a school, they were educated at home by their mother, who does not have a teaching credential.

An attorney representing two of the children asked the court to order that the children physically attend a school. A trial court disagreed and the lawyer appealed.

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