{"id":333029,"date":"2026-04-08T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-more-and-more-parents-taking-their-children-out-of-school\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:00:24","slug":"why-are-more-and-more-parents-taking-their-children-out-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-more-and-more-parents-taking-their-children-out-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are more and more parents taking their children out of school?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qYW-lZNmTc8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are more and more parents taking their children out of school?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYW-lZNmTc8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New home schooling rules are being introduced following a sharp rise in the number of children being educated outside of traditional schools.<\/p>\n<p>New figures show that by 2025, 126,000 children were in elective home education.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker speaks to parents, children, and experts on both sides of the debate around home education.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New home schooling rules are being introduced following a sharp rise in the number of children being educated outside of traditional schools. 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