Zuckerberg and Chan defend homeschool after Palo Alto zoning probe:
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say their homeschool pod followed city rules after Palo ...
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Zuckerberg and Chan defend Palo Alto homeschool podPalo Alto classified the operation as an unauthorized private educational facility; the couple’s team agreed to move the children elsewhere.
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- A spokesperson said the arrangement began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a small learning group supporting child care and education during school closures and continued to provide stability for the children.
- The New York Times reported that the operation, known as BBS, enrolled about 14 children and employed several full-time staff members, while neighbors’ complaints ultimately prompted a city investigation.
- After an investigation closed in fall 2021 without substantiating a violation, a renewed complaint in early 2024 led to a probe that found an unauthorized private educational facility and, according to the planning director, a zoning-law violation.
- The team said it was unaware of any violation, agreed to relocate the children, and the city later confirmed that the home-based school had shut down.
"The CDE does not have the authority to monitor, inspect or oversee a private school such as BBS," said Scott Roark, a spokesperson for the California Department of Education. "Any allegations of misconduct would be the purview of the local authorities."— Scott Roark, spokesperson for the California Department of Education, explaining the agency's lack of oversight over private schools
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