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My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a "Presumptive Ban" on Homeschooli

• https://fee.org by Kerry McDonald

When I told my 13-year-old homeschooled daughter that I would be participating in an upcoming debate with the Harvard professor who recommends a "presumptive ban" on homeschooling, she asked incredulously, "Why would anyone want to prevent people from homeschooling?"

I told her that some people worry that children could be abused or neglected by parents who choose to homeschool, which is why in a recent Arizona Law Review article, Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet called for a "presumptive ban" on the practice, allowing the state to grant permission to homeschool only after parents first prove that they are worthy of the task and after they also agree to other state interventions, such as regular home visits by government "mandated reporters" of child abuse and ensuring that their children still take at least some classes at their local government school.


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