Oskar (13) and Otis (9) have never been to school: number of children being taught at home almost tripled in 5 years | Interior

In Flanders, 2,548 students were taught at home last school year. That is not that many, but almost three times as many as five years ago. These children also have to take exams and have to deal with the education inspectorate. “They are not antisocial creatures who are locked up at home,” their mothers say.