Statements and Press Releases

CRHE issues press releases on a variety of subjects, including current legislation and important homeschool news stories. We occasionally put out statements from the entire board.

October 2024

• New report reveals troubling insights on abuse of homeschooled children

August 2024

• CRHE mourns Gavin Peterson, 12-year-old homeschooled child in Utah

February 2024

• Child advocacy group condemns Nebraska’s LB 1027, warns of risks to homeschooled children

November 2023

• Homeschooled children’s advocacy group celebrates 10 years, launches “$10K for 10 Years” campaign

February 2023

• CRHE Condemns Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network

August 2022

• CRHE Board of Directors Appoints Angela Grimberg as Executive Director 

July 2022

• Arizona: Public Funds for Homeschooling Will Be Abused
• Amid calls to homeschool after school shootings, homeschool alumni group urges caution

June 2022

• When Parents Have All The Rights, Children Have None. A Statement from the Interim Executive Director.
• CRHE Joins Anti-Child Marriage Coalition

May 2022

• SCOTUS Abortion Decision Shows Disregard for Children’s Human Rights

October 2021

• Statement on Homeschooling Leadership and Attacks on American Democracy

September 2021

• U.S. Census Report Showing Massive Increase in Homeschooling is Premature

April 2021

• Homeschool Group Publishes Bill of Rights for Homeschooled Children

August 2020

• Advocacy Group Releases Groundbreaking Study on Homeschooling Outcomes

July 2020

• Homeschool Organization Has Advice for New Homeschooling Parents

May 2020

• Homeschool Group Offers Advice to Educators
• Homeschool Group Publishes Report for Child Welfare Workers
• Homeschool Group Supports Accountability For Charter Funds

March 2020

• Emergency Homeschooling and Coronavirus (COVID-19) School Closures

February 2020

• Group Wants Homeschooling Included in Connecticut Vaccine Debate
• Washington State: Public Funds for Homeschooling Could Be Abused
• Wisconsin Bills Would End Homeschool Sports Gray Area
• Homeschool Group Supports Mississippi Subject Requirements
• Homeschool Group Opposes Arizona Bill Creating Fines for Truancy
• Homeschool Alumni Opposes Maryland Education Savings Account Bill
• Missouri Bills Would Let Homeschooled Students Play Sports
• Virginia Bill Would Let Homeschooled Students Play Sports
• Hawaii Bill Would Let Homeschooled Students Play Sports
• Homeschool Group: Colorado HB 20-1144 Would Harm Children
• West Virginia Should Let Homeschooled Students Play Sports
• Homeschool Advocates Support WV College Access Bill
• Homeschool Advocates Urge Indiana Lawmakers to Pass SB 428
• Homeschool Advocates Urge WV Lawmakers to Pass Raylee’s Law

January 2020

• Alumni Group: Florida HB 1059 Could Harm Homeschooled Students
• Ohio Cases Highlight Need to Protect Homeschooled Children

November 2019

• School Health Requirements’ Homeschooling Loophole

October 2019

• Homeschooled Children with Disabilities Need More Attention
• Homeschool Group Raises Concerns about Dropouts

April 2019

• Homeschool Alumni Group Questions TN Voucher Proposal
• Homeschool Alumni Urge MO to Keep Record Keeping Requirement
• Victory for Homeschooled Students in Georgia!

March 2019

• Homeschool Alumni Support Arkansas Dual Enrollment Bill
• Alumni Group Supports CT Homeschool Notice Proposal
• Alumni Group Supports Georgia Homeschool Bill

February 2019

• Homeschool Alumni to WV Lawmakers: Support Homeschoolers
• Alumni Group to KY Lawmakers: Let Homeschoolers Play Sports
• Homeschool Alumni Urge GA Lawmakers to Grant Sports Access
• Alumni Group to NY: Give Homeschoolers Sports Access
• Alumni Group to Hawaii: Let Homeschoolers Play Sports
• Alumni Group Supports Iowa Homeschool Reporting Proposal
• Alumni Group Opposes Watering Down of NY’s Homeschool Law
• Alumni Group to WA: Foster Kids Should Not Be Homeschooled
• Homeschool Alumni to TN Lawmakers: Support HB 917
• Alumni Group to Louisiana: Sex Offenders Shouldn’t Homeschool
• Alumni Group to AR: Address Homeschool Educational Neglect
• Alumni Group Urge SC to Support Homeschoolers
• Alumni Group Urges IL to Protect Homeschooled Students
• Alumni Group to IA Lawmakers: Protect Homeschooled Students
• Alumni Group to OR Lawmakers: Don’t Forget Homeschoolers
• Alumni Group to MT Lawmakers: Stand Up for Homeschooled Kids
• Alumni Group Urges IA Lawmakers to Restore Previous Homeschool Law
• Alumni Group to WV: ESAs Are Not the Best Way to Support Homeschooled Students
• Alumni Group Calls on TX Lawmakers to Grant Homeschoolers Sports Access

January 2019

• Homeschool Alumni Support South Dakota HB 1110
• Alumni Group Urges SC Lawmakers to Give Homeschoolers Access to the ACT
• Alumni Group Calls on MS Lawmakers to Grant Homeschoolers Sports Access
• Alumni Group Calls on MO Lawmakers to Grant Homeschoolers Sports Access
• Alumni Group Calls on CT Lawmakers to Grant Homeschoolers Sports Access
• SD Lawmakers Should Keep Homeschool Assessments
• Homeschooling Used to Hide Colorado Child Abuse Death: Pattern Implicated
• Virginia Bill to Block Homeschool Birth Certificate Requirement Should Be Opposed

July 2018

• Jones Case Highlights Lack of Homeschool Oversight in Oklahoma

May 2018

• Fairfield Abuse Case Highlights Lack of Oversight for Homeschooling
• Many Homeschool Families Have Past Child Welfare Reports, CT Study Finds

April 2018

• California Assembly Bills 2756 and 2926 will improve protections for homeschooled children in CA
• Hart Children’s Deaths Raise Questions about Homeschool Law

February 2018

• California Assembly Bill 2756 Opens Conversation on Homeschooling
• Hawaii SB 2323 Is a Positive Step toward Protecting Homeschooled Children

January 2018

• New Hampshire: Don’t Exempt Homeschooled Children from the Protection of Child Labor Laws
• West Virginia Lawmakers Should Grant Homeschooled Students Sports Access
• New Hampshire House Bill 1650 Would Legalize Educational Neglect
• Thirteen Starved, Chained California Children were Homeschooled
• Florida Lawmakers Should Support Homeschooled Children, Not Leave Them Adrift
• New Hampshire Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Support Homeschooled Students

September 2017

• Factless Attack on Facts Falls Flat: A response to Joel Kurtinitis’ Op-Ed in the Des Moines Register

August 2017

• Savannah Leckie’s Death Implicates Missouri’s Lax Homeschool Oversight

June 2017

• Iowa Legislature Hears from Homeschool Organization with a History of Opposing Child Welfare Measures

May 2017

• Kansas Should Strengthen Its Mandatory Reporter Laws

March 2017

• Gov. Burgum: Don’t Remove Homeschool Accountability
• CRHE’s Rachel Coleman Testifies in Iowa

February 2017

• Kentucky Senate Bill 181 Would Create Protections for At-Risk Homeschooled Children
• House Bill 2196 and Senate Bill 6 a Boon to West Virginia Homeschooled Students
• House Bill 58 a Boon to Kentucky Homeschooled Students
• Governor McAuliffe: Sign House Bill 1578
• Public Funding for Homeschooling Must Come With Accountability

January 2017

• Natalie Finn’s Death Points to Lack of Homeschool Oversight in Iowa

November 2016

• New Homeschool Data Raises Questions about STEM Access

September 2016

• Secretary King Is Right: Homeschoolers Need More Options
• Public Funding for Homeschooling Is Not a Solution to Failing Public Schools

August 2016

• Irresponsible Reporting on Homeschooling Benefits No One

June 2016

• Statement on Texas Supreme Court Homeschool Decision
• CRHE Statement on Alex Radita

April 2016

• Statement Regarding Colt Clark

March 2016

• Statement: West Virginia and South Dakota Measures Make Homeschooled Children More Vulnerable

February 2016

• Statement Opposing New York Assembly Bill 9091 and Senate Bill 4788
• Statement Supporting Kentucky House Bill 76
• 2016 Statement Supporting New York Assembly Bill 3678 and Senate Bill 2175
• Statement Supporting West Virginia House Bill 2749
• Statement Supporting Virginia Senate Bill 612 and House Bill 131
• Statement Opposing West Virginia’s House Bill 4175
• Statement Opposing South Dakota’s House Bill 1013

December 2015

• Statement Regarding Adrian Jones

November 2015

• Statement Regarding McIntyre v. El Paso Independent School District

October 2015

• Statement Regarding Janiya Thomas

May 2015

• CRHE Statement on Sex Offenders and Homeschooling in the Wake of the Duggar Tragedy

April 2015

• Statement Regarding California’s Senate Bill 277
• Statement Supporting Stoni Blair and Stephen Berry and Michigan’s HB 4498

March 2015

• Statement Supporting Texas’ House Bill 347 and Senate Bill 391
• Statement Supporting Texas House Bill 2794
• Statement Supporting West Virginia’s House Bill 2749
• Statement Supporting Virginia’s House Bill 1626
• Statement Supporting Kansas’ Senate Bill 60
• Statement Supporting Nebraska’s Legislature Bill 103
• Statement Supporting Hawaii’s House Bill 468
• 2015 Statement Supporting New York Assembly Bill 3678 and Senate Bill 2175
• Statement Supporting Missouri’s House Bill 232
• Statement Supporting Iowa’s House File 214
• Statement Supporting the Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission
• Statement Supporting North Dakota’s House Bill 1070
• Statement Opposing Arkansas’ House Bill 1381

February 2015

• Statement Opposing West Virginia’s HB 2793 and SB 444
• CRHE Statement on Alecia Pennington and Identification Abuse among Homeschoolers
• Statement Supporting Kentucky’s Decision to Track Homeschool Transfers

January 2015

• Statement on the Goochland County School Board
• CRHE Statement on Leelah Alcorn

October 2014

• Statement on Pennsylvania’s Passage of HB 1013
• Statement on the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai

March 2014

• Utah: Don’t Legalize Educational Neglect!

December 2013

• Homeschool Graduates Launch Nonpartisan Organization to Advocate for the Legal Interests of Homeschooled Children