Tag: child abuse
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Iowa lawmakers hear testimony on protections for at-risk homeschooled children Canton, Ma. 03/14/2017—On Monday, March 6th, Rachel Coleman, Executive Director of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, testified before Iowa Government Oversight Committee Members in… Read More
Updated on March 23, 2021 by Rachel Coleman
Last October, sixteen-year-old Natalie Finn of West Des Moines, Iowa, died of starvation and severe abuse at the hands of her parents, who homeschooled her to conceal her abuse. After meeting with officials from Iowa’s Department of Human… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Recent Iowa child abuse fatality is not the first to implicate homeschooling and abuse Canton, Ma., 01/03/2017—On October 24, 2016, sixteen-year-old Natalie Jasmine Finn died after suffering years of starvation and abuse. Natalie, who lived… Read More
Updated on May 18, 2016 by CRHE
“I support homeschool oversight because most child abuse is committed by parents against their own children. I believe people oppose homeschool oversight because most people only worry about their own kids. They won’t admit it, but as long as their own kids aren’t at risk, even “good” homeschoolers just don’t care.”
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax Homeschool Laws Implicated in Boy’s Disappearance Canton, Ma., 4/21/16—Ten years ago, nine-year-old Colt Clark was reported missing by his aunt and uncle, who alleged that he had run away. After a decade of unanswered questions,… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
In early March, HSLDA’s Scott Woodruff accused the media of “hurting the cause of child abuse reduction” by drawing attention to cases where parents have used homeschooling to hide abuse. In his piece, Woodruff writes that “experts in the… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Kansas Child’s Death Related to Lack of Oversight for Homeschooling Canton, Ma., 12/03/2015: On Thanksgiving day, police found the remains of a child in a barn owned by Michael and Heather Jones. It is believed that… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Florida Child’s Death Related to Lack of Oversight for Homeschooling Canton, Ma., 10/20/15—On Sunday, October 18th, eleven-year-old Janiya Thomas’s body was found in her mother’s freezer. Janiya was last seen in August of 2014, but… Read More
Updated on March 25, 2021 by CRHE
May 30, 2015 Over the last two weeks, much has been written about revelations that Josh Duggar, the oldest child in the Duggar family of 19 Kids and Counting fame, sexually assaulted five young girls, four relatives and… Read More
Updated on March 23, 2021 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Michigan Takes a Step Forward in Protecting Homeschooled Children Canton, Ma., 4/21/15—Last month, Stoni Blair, 13, and Stephen Berry, 9, were found dead in a Detroit freezer, and their two remaining siblings bore signs of… Read More
Tag: child abuse
CRHE’s Rachel Coleman Testifies in Iowa
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Iowa lawmakers hear testimony on protections for at-risk homeschooled children Canton, Ma. 03/14/2017—On Monday, March 6th, Rachel Coleman, Executive Director of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, testified before Iowa Government Oversight Committee Members in… Read More
Category: Iowa, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Iowa
Child Abuse, Homeschooling, and the CECANF Report
Updated on March 23, 2021 by Rachel Coleman
Last October, sixteen-year-old Natalie Finn of West Des Moines, Iowa, died of starvation and severe abuse at the hands of her parents, who homeschooled her to conceal her abuse. After meeting with officials from Iowa’s Department of Human… Read More
Category: Blog, Legislation, News, Research Tags: child abuse
Natalie Finn’s Death Points to Lack of Homeschool Oversight in Iowa
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Recent Iowa child abuse fatality is not the first to implicate homeschooling and abuse Canton, Ma., 01/03/2017—On October 24, 2016, sixteen-year-old Natalie Jasmine Finn died after suffering years of starvation and abuse. Natalie, who lived… Read More
Category: Iowa, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: at risk children, child abuse, Iowa
Jessica A.: “Homeschool is an abusive parent’s dream”
Updated on May 18, 2016 by CRHE
“I support homeschool oversight because most child abuse is committed by parents against their own children. I believe people oppose homeschool oversight because most people only worry about their own kids. They won’t admit it, but as long as their own kids aren’t at risk, even “good” homeschoolers just don’t care.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, California, child abuse, negative testimonial, testimonial
Statement Regarding Colt Clark
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax Homeschool Laws Implicated in Boy’s Disappearance Canton, Ma., 4/21/16—Ten years ago, nine-year-old Colt Clark was reported missing by his aunt and uncle, who alleged that he had run away. After a decade of unanswered questions,… Read More
Category: Oklahoma, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Oklahoma
Why We Have to Talk About Homeschooling and Child Abuse
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
In early March, HSLDA’s Scott Woodruff accused the media of “hurting the cause of child abuse reduction” by drawing attention to cases where parents have used homeschooling to hide abuse. In his piece, Woodruff writes that “experts in the… Read More
Category: Blog, Voices for Reform Tags: advocacy, child abuse
Statement Regarding Adrian Jones
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
For Immediate Release: Kansas Child’s Death Related to Lack of Oversight for Homeschooling Canton, Ma., 12/03/2015: On Thanksgiving day, police found the remains of a child in a barn owned by Michael and Heather Jones. It is believed that… Read More
Category: Kansas, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse, Kansas
Statement Regarding Janiya Thomas
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Florida Child’s Death Related to Lack of Oversight for Homeschooling Canton, Ma., 10/20/15—On Sunday, October 18th, eleven-year-old Janiya Thomas’s body was found in her mother’s freezer. Janiya was last seen in August of 2014, but… Read More
Category: Florida, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: child abuse
CRHE Statement on Sex Offenders and Homeschooling in the Wake of the Duggar Tragedy
Updated on March 25, 2021 by CRHE
May 30, 2015 Over the last two weeks, much has been written about revelations that Josh Duggar, the oldest child in the Duggar family of 19 Kids and Counting fame, sexually assaulted five young girls, four relatives and… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: child abuse, policy recommendations, sex offender, sexual abuse
Statement Supporting Stoni Blair and Stephen Berry and Michigan’s HB 4498
Updated on March 23, 2021 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Michigan Takes a Step Forward in Protecting Homeschooled Children Canton, Ma., 4/21/15—Last month, Stoni Blair, 13, and Stephen Berry, 9, were found dead in a Detroit freezer, and their two remaining siblings bore signs of… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: child abuse, Michigan