Tag: child abuse
Updated on October 30, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: As long as homeschooling takes place under the private school law, homeschools should be required to follow that law Canton, Ma., 02/21/2018—Last week Assemblyman Jose Medina introduced Assembly Bill 2756, which would require homeschools in… Read More
Updated on October 30, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Senate Bill 2323 is a productive response to a nationwide pattern of abusive parents misusing homeschooling to hide abuse Canton, Ma. 02/07/2018—This week, Hawaii State Senator Kaiali’i Kahele introduced Senate Bill 2323, which would create… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
January 25, 2018 On January 14, 2018, news broke that the thirteen children of David and Louise Turpin, ages 2 to 29, had been imprisoned for years in a California home-turned-prison under the guise of homeschooling. Nine days… Read More
Updated on March 23, 2021 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax homeschool laws give parents the ability to isolate their children, hide abuse Canton, Ma., 01/16/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit group that advocates for homeschooled children, has learned that the… Read More
Updated on October 30, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Proposed legislation would limit protections for a homeschooled children when they are needed most Canton, Ma., 01/11/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit that advocates for homeschooled children, has concerns about House… Read More
Posted on September 12, 2017 by Rachel Coleman
Joel Kurtinitis’ opinion piece, “Attacks on homeschooling are short on facts,” published in the Des Moines Register on September 8, 2017, was missing some facts of its own. Kurtinitis claimed that the “neither the Federal Commission to Eliminate… Read More
Updated on October 30, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: The death of a Missouri teen raises questions about the lack of protections for homeschooled children in the state Canton, Ma., 08/29/2017—Earlier this month, the ashes of sixteen-year-old Savannah Leckie’s body were found concealed on… Read More
Updated on October 28, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
When we began our Homeschooling’s Invisible Children database, we quickly noticed many cases where a child was removed to be homeschooled following a concerning history of family services involvement. We recommend creating a background check process to screen… Read More
Updated on October 28, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Opposition to homeschool accountability contributes to child abuse deaths like those of Natalie Finn and Sabrina Ray Canton, Ma., 06/05/2017—On Monday, June 5, the Iowa legislature’s Government Oversight Committees are holding a joint hearing on… Read More
Updated on October 28, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Contact with Mandatory Reporters Could Have Saved Homeschooled Adrian Jones Canton, Ma., 5/18/2017—On Tuesday, May 16th, the Kansas House Committee on Federal and State Affairs heard testimony on House Bill 2425, introduced in response to… Read More
Tag: child abuse
California Assembly Bill 2756 Opens Conversation on Homeschooling
Updated on October 30, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: As long as homeschooling takes place under the private school law, homeschools should be required to follow that law Canton, Ma., 02/21/2018—Last week Assemblyman Jose Medina introduced Assembly Bill 2756, which would require homeschools in… Read More
Category: California, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: California, child abuse
Hawaii SB 2323 Is a Positive Step toward Protecting Homeschooled Children
Updated on October 30, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Senate Bill 2323 is a productive response to a nationwide pattern of abusive parents misusing homeschooling to hide abuse Canton, Ma. 02/07/2018—This week, Hawaii State Senator Kaiali’i Kahele introduced Senate Bill 2323, which would create… Read More
Category: Hawaii, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Hawaii
Homeschooling and Child Abuse: A Response to Ray and Other Apologists
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
January 25, 2018 On January 14, 2018, news broke that the thirteen children of David and Louise Turpin, ages 2 to 29, had been imprisoned for years in a California home-turned-prison under the guise of homeschooling. Nine days… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: Brian Ray, child abuse, reviews
Thirteen Starved, Chained California Children were Homeschooled
Updated on March 23, 2021 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax homeschool laws give parents the ability to isolate their children, hide abuse Canton, Ma., 01/16/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit group that advocates for homeschooled children, has learned that the… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: California, child abuse
Florida Lawmakers Should Support Homeschooled Children, Not Leave Them Adrift
Updated on October 30, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Proposed legislation would limit protections for a homeschooled children when they are needed most Canton, Ma., 01/11/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit that advocates for homeschooled children, has concerns about House… Read More
Category: Florida, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: assessments, at risk children, child abuse, Florida
Factless Attack on Facts Falls Flat: A response to Joel Kurtinitis’ Op-Ed in the Des Moines Register
Posted on September 12, 2017 by Rachel Coleman
Joel Kurtinitis’ opinion piece, “Attacks on homeschooling are short on facts,” published in the Des Moines Register on September 8, 2017, was missing some facts of its own. Kurtinitis claimed that the “neither the Federal Commission to Eliminate… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: child abuse
Savannah Leckie’s Death Implicates Missouri’s Lax Homeschool Oversight
Updated on October 30, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: The death of a Missouri teen raises questions about the lack of protections for homeschooled children in the state Canton, Ma., 08/29/2017—Earlier this month, the ashes of sixteen-year-old Savannah Leckie’s body were found concealed on… Read More
Category: Missouri, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Missouri
Why Can’t a School Act if an At-Risk Child Is Withdrawn to Be Homeschooled?
Updated on October 28, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
When we began our Homeschooling’s Invisible Children database, we quickly noticed many cases where a child was removed to be homeschooled following a concerning history of family services involvement. We recommend creating a background check process to screen… Read More
Category: Blog, Resources, Voices for Reform Tags: advocacy, child abuse
Iowa Legislature Hears from Homeschool Organization with a History of Opposing Child Welfare Measures
Updated on October 28, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Opposition to homeschool accountability contributes to child abuse deaths like those of Natalie Finn and Sabrina Ray Canton, Ma., 06/05/2017—On Monday, June 5, the Iowa legislature’s Government Oversight Committees are holding a joint hearing on… Read More
Category: Iowa, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Iowa
Kansas Should Strengthen Its Mandatory Reporter Laws
Updated on October 28, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Contact with Mandatory Reporters Could Have Saved Homeschooled Adrian Jones Canton, Ma., 5/18/2017—On Tuesday, May 16th, the Kansas House Committee on Federal and State Affairs heard testimony on House Bill 2425, introduced in response to… Read More
Category: Kansas, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Kansas, mandatory reporters