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Homeschooling cover for child abuse and sexual exploitation?

Who comes up with this stuff? At the head of homeschooling headlines today is an article out of the UK entitled Home schooling ‘could be a cover for child abuse and sexual exploitation’. My problem is not that some people feel this way, but that some people will try to convince others of this drivel. Here are some of the items presented in this article: In some extreme cases, home education could be used as a cover for abuse. We cannot allow this to happen and are committed to doing all we can to help ensure children are safe, wherever … Continue reading →

Comparing Homeschool Abuse to General Childhood Abuse

“HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ― A Harford County child starves to death, leaving a senator to wonder if the state should be checking in on the welfare of children who are schooled at home.” I see a headline similar to this about 4 times a year. A parent who happens to homeschool their children or who claims to be homeschooling their children does the unthinkable. Instead of the tragedy being addressed for what it is, however, it is used to vilify homeschooling as a whole. What is interesting is that when abuse happens outside of homeschooling it is addressed as … Continue reading →