Religion tops list of reasons for home education

Gabriel Jones, 23, coaches (from left) Cecilia Jones, 13, Maria Galbraith, 11, and Will Robinson, 13. Gabriel is a home-school graduate who now plays basketball for Rockhurst University in Kansas City. From time to time, he helps out with his old home-school basketball team - the Central Missouri Homeschool Athletic Association Saints.
Gabriel Jones, 23, coaches (from left) Cecilia Jones, 13, Maria Galbraith, 11, and Will Robinson, 13. Gabriel is a home-school graduate who now plays basketball for Rockhurst University in Kansas City. From time to time, he helps out with his old home-school basketball team - the Central Missouri Homeschool Athletic Association Saints.

When prayer was banned in public schools and the teaching of evolution took hold, some might have proclaimed it a victory for forward-thinking. But in the eyes of many home-school families, religion should not be taken out of children's studies - faith and schooling go hand in hand.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.