WHAT IF HOMESCHOOLING WAS MANDATED?

I realize my question is a little questionable, but I just have to wonder based on the State of GA Govenor Perdue announced today that schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday to conserve gasoline. Of course to my family, that is no big deal because we homeschool anyway, but I have a sinking feeling that I will get alot of phone calls this weekend from people who want to go to work, but don't have alternate plans for thier kids.

I won't be available though because my kids do have homeschool classes on Monday, infact, it is picture day.

But what if natural disasters and Terrorism got so bad that people public school had to be shut down, either permanently or temporarily. With so many people having internet access , schools could easily supply a program like k12 to everyone who doesn't want to come up with thier own curriculum... the state of Florida and some others provide this program plus a laptop.

How would families survive? Would nannies become popular so parents can both work... would parents insist the schools pay for sitters for thier kids who would be doing school from home. ? Would taxes be cut in half? With the technology currently available to students and teachers these days, the only reason a child has to leave his home to get educated is for the parent to have someone to watch the child while they work anyway.