Connecticut adopts homeschool regulation over staunch objection from GOP
The bill requires background checks and annual in-person registration, and it bars parents with active child welfare cases or abuse registry listings.
- On Monday, the Connecticut Senate passed House Bill 5468 in a 22-14 vote, establishing the state's first formal homeschooling regulations, which now head to Gov. Ned Lamont for signature.
- Lawmakers pushed for these changes following several high-profile cases where homeschooled children, including 12-year-old Eve Rogers, were found dead after being withdrawn from public schools.
- Republican senators fiercely opposed the measure, arguing it infringes on parental liberty and citing the U.S. Supreme Court case Pierce v. Society of Sisters, while urging the state to reform the DCF instead.
- Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney defended the bill as a "minimal degree of regulation" necessary to protect children, while Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding characterized it as a "politically targeted effort" against homeschooling families.
- While existing homeschoolers are grandfathered in, the pending law creates immediate administrative requirements for families withdrawing children from public schools, potentially triggering constitutional challenges regarding state authority versus parental rights.
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AFP-NH Applauds Passage of Home Education Bill
Concord, NH — Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) applauded the passage of HB 1268, which will update state law governing home education programs. HB 1268 modernizes New Hampshire’s home education laws by reducing unnecessary mandates on families while reaffirming parents’ primary role in directing their children’s education. AFP-NH Deputy State Director Sarah Scott said: “Just this week, neighboring Connecticut advanced a ho…
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Connecticut adopts homeschool regulation over staunch objection from GOP
A controversial bill to impose Connecticut’s first regulations on homeschooling gained final passage in the Senate after lengthy debate Monday evening.
Controversial homeschool bill passes Senate, moves to Lamont
Connecticut has some of the most laissez-faire homeschooling regulations in the country, but a new bill might change that. “An Act Concerning the Provision of Parent-Managed Learning,” or HB 5468, passed the state Senate, 22-14, along party lines before midnight on May 4. It passed through the House of Representatives on April 23. If it is approved by Gov. Ned Lamont, it will implement significant, and in some cases, unprecedented requirements …
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