(Harbinger’s Daily) Despite historic levels of public opposition, Illinois lawmakers advanced controversial legislation attacking homeschoolers and private schools that could lead to the jailing of home-educating parents and even the removal of children from their homes. Massive pushback is already underway.
The controversial bill, HB2827, also known as The Homeschool Act, was approved this week by the Illinois House of Representatives’ Education Policy Committee in an 8-4 party-line vote, with one member voting “present.” The legislation now moves forward to a full floor vote.
Introduced by Illinois Representative Terra Costa Howard (D), the legislation would “add some oversight of families who homeschool their children.” That “oversight” includes mandatory registration through a “homeschool declaration form” that can be modified with more requirements by bureaucrats. (Read More)
