Is Homeschooling in the Balearic islands legal?
Technically, homeschooling is not illegal in Spain. The Constitution (Article 27, Section 1, I think) says that parents are entitled to educate their child as they see fit, according to their moral and/or religious beliefs, or something to that effect. The misconception that home ed is somehow illegal in Spain stems from the fact that Spanish authorities have always refused to officially acknowledge it as an educational option. There are however many home educating families in Spain, although admittedly they mainly come from within the various ex-pat communities; and at least one Spanish Home Education organisation http://educacionlibre.org There is/was also a second Spanish Home ed organisation called Aprender Sin Escuela. They don’t seem to have a current web presence though, just a postal address in Madrid. Seems that where there have been occasional court cases, they’ve concerned Spanish nationals; have been conducted under chi