How Connecticut’s ‘lax’ homeschool regulations may have aided stepmom accused of years of house-of-horrors abuse

Connecticut lacks safeguards to catch abuse of homeschooled children: report

The arrest of a Waterbury woman, accused of keeping her stepson captive for two decades, has some lawmakers thinking about adding protections for homeschooled kids. Acting Child Advocate Christina Ghio early information about the arrest of Kimberly Sullivan, 56, invokes memories of the 2017 death of Matthew Tridado. Specifically, that Sullivan and Katiria Tirado, Matthew’s mother, pulled their sons from school and homeschooled them after DCF inq…

How Connecticut’s ‘lax’ homeschool regulations may have aided stepmom accused of years of house-of-horrors abuse

Connecticut does not have clear guidelines for ensuring that a child is being properly and safely homeschooled, meaning the state basically loses all contact with a child once they leave school, said Sarah Eagan of the Center for Children’s Advocacy, a legal rights law firm for children.

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Conn. ‘s ‘lax’ homeschool regs may have aided woman who abused stepson for years in house of horrors

Connecticut does not have clear guidelines for ensuring that a child is being properly and safely homeschooled, meaning the state basically loses all contact with a child once they leave school, said Sarah Eagan of the Center for Children’s Advocacy, a legal rights law firm for children.