ok, for all who were on the Homeschooler's thread, here's the message back from the administrator on why it was taken down:
"The problem with threads about school is that it comes too close to possible violations of BYC's policy concerning minors posting and disclosing their age. Having a thread for homeschoolers has been tried in the past and the owner and staff have shut them down.
Obviously, those being homes schooled are minors. Thus, it is a thread for minors, by definition and the staff is concerned about the safety of folks. We don't want to put a spotlight for online predators to just have a field day."
I think that makes alot of sense. Thanks again to Fred's Hens for the explanation.