As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, HSLDA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.

However, HSLDA engages in the legislative process by monitoring homeschool-related legislation, testifying as needed, and asking our members to take action on legislation when appropriate.

Supporters of the law pointed to tragic, high-profile reports of child abuse and death involving children who had previously been withdrawn from school. Those cases were used to argue that Connecticut needed greater oversight of families who educate outside the public school system.

HSLDA condemns child abuse and supports proper action when there is evidence that a child is being abused or neglected. But HSLDA strongly rejects the idea that tragic abuse cases justify treating homeschool families as suspects, who have to prove their innocence before they can exercise their constitutional right to homeschool.

The problem in those cases was not homeschooling. The problem was abuse and failures in child protection. Public Act No. 26-37 shifts attention away from those failures and places new burdens on law-abiding families who are simply exercising their right and responsibility to direct their children’s education.