How do Hogwarts' muggle-borns drop off the radar?

[Paul]

No: HPFGUIDX 127841



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sandra87b" <sandra87b at y...> 
wrote:
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> 
> If my sister took her kids out of school, she'd have to inform 
> certain authorities

This is only true in England if the child is on a school register – 
rather than between schools.  The authority in this case would be 
the school; a deregistration letter is used.

>, and demonstrate that they are receiving an education

The LEA may make informal enquiries about provision but have no 
further duty unless they have reason to suspect an education is not 
taking place.

> They would have to have exams and reach formal levels to show that 
> everything is going well.

This is not required, but the law says that:
The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him 
to receive efficient full-time education suitable
 	(a) to his age, ability and aptitude, and
(b) to any special educational needs he may have, either by regular 
attendance at school or otherwise.	

> So when, for example, the Potters and the Grangers send their 
> Harry and Hermione off to Hogwarts, what do they tell the local 
> authorities?

If they have not registered at a state school they are under no 
obligation to tell anybody anything.

>Suddenly the kids aren't at school anywhere, and there's no record 
any longer of either of them getting an education.

This is fine.

In England you have to apply for your child to go on the register of 
the school to which you are applying. A child that has completed 
Primary school but has not been placed on the register of a new 
school does disappear from the system.  This is not a fault of LEAs 
just a function of the way the law is written.

Further info on this area of the law in England & Wales may be found 
at:
http://www.education-otherwise.org/Legal/SummLawEng&Wls.htm

So if the Dursleys had registered Harry for Stonewall then there is 
explaining to do. If they never got around to registering him then 
it simply is not an issue.

<Note this is how the law currently applies I'm not sure how it 
would have been in the 80s>

Paul
Home educating 3 daughters