| The number of homeschool students grew from 1.2 in | | | | educated kids. Having the ability to produce a school ID |
| 2003 to a staggering 2.4 million in 2006 according to | | | | card would be a simple solution, but without one it |
| the National Home Education Research Institute. With | | | | appears the kid is ditching class. Another common |
| this type of growth you have to wander what is the | | | | reason students want ID cards is to receive the |
| cause for the amazing increase in homeschool | | | | numerous discounts that are available to school aged |
| attendance. According to the homeschool educators | | | | children. Even attending a movie at the local theater |
| of today there are primarily three reasons why | | | | provides discounts to students that produce a valid |
| children are receiving their education outside of public | | | | school ID card. Parents that have taken on the roll of |
| education. The first reason is because of educators | | | | homeschool teachers have the ability to receive |
| wanting to train their children in religion which has been | | | | discounts from school supply stores as well as office |
| almost completely removed from the public education | | | | supply stores if they can produce their school ID card. |
| provided today. Moral training was another reason that | | | | Since 9/11 airplane passengers are required to produce |
| parents chose to educate their children at home and | | | | photo ID cards prior to boarding the plane. Students |
| the third reason was because parents viewed the | | | | are required to show a photo identification card prior to |
| alternative to be insufficient in comparison to the | | | | taking exams such as the SATs. We could continue to |
| education the students could receive at home. Taking | | | | review the reasons these students and teachers are |
| a look at the results it’s often found that | | | | in need of a solution. Creatively these homeschoolers |
| homeschool students test up to thirty percent higher | | | | have found their answer by printing ID cards on their |
| than publicly educated children. What’s truly | | | | home/office printer and then laminating them at the |
| amazing when added up is the sixteen billion tax dollars | | | | local office supply store. Others have found solutions |
| that are saved annually because of their choice to | | | | to produce plastic ID cards. Plastic or PVC identification |
| homeschool. One of the major challenges these 2.4 | | | | cards are obviously of a much higher quality than |
| million students and their teachers are faced with is | | | | laminating paper cards, although until recently it has |
| being able to prove their status as homeschoolers. | | | | been an expensive alternative. One of the main |
| When students and teachers come from a public or | | | | reasons plastic ID cards have been expensive is |
| even a private school they are provided with school ID | | | | because of minimum order sizes and setup charges |
| cards. Alternatively homeschoolers are forced to seek | | | | often charged by vendors. A new vendor, has |
| out a solution for themselves when it comes to school | | | | developed an affordable plastic ID card solution that |
| identification. There are several reasons | | | | works well for homeschools. Students or teachers can |
| homeschoolers need identification cards starting with | | | | design their school ID card online as well as upload their |
| the need to prove they are not breaking the truancy | | | | own pictures. Orders can be made easily for even just |
| laws of the country. Commonly home schooled | | | | one ID card if that is all that is needed. |
| students are not on the same schedule as publicly | | | | |