Addressing Concerns About SB 810
Several of our home school friends around the state have contacted us this week about SB 810 which directs the Child Maltreatment Hotline to resume accepting calls regarding educational neglect.
Many of our friends are understandably concerned this bill might inadvertently open home schoolers to harassment from public school officials or state employees.
Here is a fundamental question I believe we have to ask about SB 810:
Would a veto of SB 810 by Governor Hutchinson reduce the possibility that an innocent home school family would be reported to DHS?
Here is the answer: No. An adversary of home schooling already has several ways to report a home school family to DHS or the police. They don’t need SB 810 in order to harass home schoolers.