[swiftcoder]

It's a sort of a grey area, and varies a lot by state and which way the political winds are blowing.

Miss too many days of government school because your family are poor and you had to help your parents put bread on the table? The truancy officer may show up to arrest you.

Announce you are homeschooling your kids to avoid liberal indoctrination? Sending your kids to work in a factory? A-ok in a number of states.