What home schooling hides: A boy tortured and starved by his stepmom

[j brown's body]

"Little research exists on the links between home schooling and child abuse. The few studies conducted in recent years have not shown that home-schooled children are at significantly greater risk of mistreatment than those who attend public, private or charter schools. But the research also suggests that when abuse does occur in home-school families, it can escalate into especially severe forms — and that some parents exploit lax home education laws to avoid contact with social service agencies.

In 2014, a group of pediatricians published a study of more than two dozen tortured children treated at medical centers in Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah and Washington. Among the 17 victims old enough to attend school, eight were home-schooled.

After a home-schooling mother killed her autistic teenager, government analysts in Connecticut gathered data from six school districts over three years. Their report, released in 2018 by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate, found that 138 of the 380 students withdrawn from public schools for home education during that period lived in households with at least one prior complaint of suspected abuse or neglect.

Michigan is one of 11 states in which parents are not even required to tell anyone they are home schooling, let alone demonstrate they are teaching their children anything. Its lack of regulation, the result of a 1993 state Supreme Court decision still celebrated by home-school advocates, has repeatedly concealed the actions of abusive parents..."

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A very bleak story, and with the lack of regulation around home schooling, how can we really know how much abusive occurs with home schooling?

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Home schooling is better, because no parent is ever abusive, but public schools engage in "grooming" and "indoctrination" and in promoting "wokism."

 

[j brown's body]

Home schooling is better, because no parent is ever abusive, but public schools engage in "grooming" and "indoctrination" and in promoting "wokism."

Joking aside, trusting how you raised your child and then sending him out into the world to engage with people and ideas different from your own is essential to becoming a well rounded, educated person. Independence is essential.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Joking aside, trusting how you raised your child and then sending him out into the world to engage with people and ideas different from your own is essential to becoming a well rounded, educated person. Independence is essential.

Nah, nothing beats listening to what your parents want you to know and believe in, and nothing beats taking a beating if you don't.

 

[Integrityrespec]

"Little research exists on the links between home schooling and child abuse. The few studies conducted in recent years have not shown that home-schooled children are at significantly greater risk of mistreatment than those who attend public, private or charter schools. But the research also suggests that when abuse does occur in home-school families, it can escalate into especially severe forms — and that some parents exploit lax home education laws to avoid contact with social service agencies.

In 2014, a group of pediatricians published a study of more than two dozen tortured children treated at medical centers in Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah and Washington. Among the 17 victims old enough to attend school, eight were home-schooled.

After a home-schooling mother killed her autistic teenager, government analysts in Connecticut gathered data from six school districts over three years. Their report, released in 2018 by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate, found that 138 of the 380 students withdrawn from public schools for home education during that period lived in households with at least one prior complaint of suspected abuse or neglect.

Michigan is one of 11 states in which parents are not even required to tell anyone they are home schooling, let alone demonstrate they are teaching their children anything. Its lack of regulation, the result of a 1993 state Supreme Court decision still celebrated by home-school advocates, has repeatedly concealed the actions of abusive parents..."

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A very bleak story, and with the lack of regulation around home schooling, how can we really know how much abusive occurs with home schooling?

Home schooling isn't a cure all and not all kids do well in Home school. Fix the public schools, educate our kids on all the basics, damn the social agenda BS, and if that can't be done go to vouchers.

 

[j brown's body]

Home schooling isn't a cure all and not all kids do well in Home school. Fix the public schools, educate our kids on all the basics, damn the social agenda BS, and if that can't be done go to vouchers.

Vouchers are increasingly being used by those already in private school, which deprives those who need it from getting it.

Many rural schools lack the choice that is neccesary for vouchers, so they get no money either.

Why not regulate home schooling?

 

[BirdinHand]

A very bleak story, and with the lack of regulation around home schooling, how can we really know how much abusive occurs with home schooling?

The issue isn’t homeschooling - the issue is the fact that these parents kept these children isolated and so therefore, there weren’t any eyes from mandated reporters on the child that could “trigger” a systemic warning and visit by child social services, etc.

Society can only catch abuse when society SEES abuse or when people raise red flags.

Society failed these kids. That’s everyone. The neighbors, the friends of the family, the pastor at churches, etc…not simply “homeschooling” vs. attending a public or private school.

 

[j brown's body]

The issue isn’t homeschooling - the issue is the fact that these parents kept these children isolated and so therefore, there weren’t any eyes from mandated reporters on the child that could “trigger” a systemic warning and visit by child social services, etc.

Society can only catch abuse when society SEES abuse or when people raise red flags.

Society failed these kids. That’s everyone. The neighbors, the friends of the family, the pastor at churches, etc…not simply “homeschooling” vs. attending a public or private school.

"Most schools have teachers, principals, guidance counselors — professionals trained to recognize the unexplained bruises or erratic behaviors that may point to an abusive parent. Home education was an easy way to avoid the scrutiny of such people."

 

[Old 'N Chill]

I believe these scumbags homeschooled.

Turpin case - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DrewPaul]

Home schooling is better, because no parent is ever abusive, but public schools engage in "grooming" and "indoctrination" and in promoting "wokism."

Some do.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

"Little research exists on the links between home schooling and child abuse. The few studies conducted in recent years have not shown that home-schooled children are at significantly greater risk of mistreatment than those who attend public, private or charter schools. But the research also suggests that when abuse does occur in home-school families, it can escalate into especially severe forms — and that some parents exploit lax home education laws to avoid contact with social service agencies.

In 2014, a group of pediatricians published a study of more than two dozen tortured children treated at medical centers in Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah and Washington. Among the 17 victims old enough to attend school, eight were home-schooled.

After a home-schooling mother killed her autistic teenager, government analysts in Connecticut gathered data from six school districts over three years. Their report, released in 2018 by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate, found that 138 of the 380 students withdrawn from public schools for home education during that period lived in households with at least one prior complaint of suspected abuse or neglect.

Michigan is one of 11 states in which parents are not even required to tell anyone they are home schooling, let alone demonstrate they are teaching their children anything. Its lack of regulation, the result of a 1993 state Supreme Court decision still celebrated by home-school advocates, has repeatedly concealed the actions of abusive parents..."

Link

A very bleak story, and with the lack of regulation around home schooling, how can we really know how much abusive occurs with home schooling?

Very sad when children can no longer trust their parents to care for them and not abuse them.

 

[watsup]

The hippie types used to home school their chIldren in order to EXPAND their horizons beyond the rote learning that they would get from public schools. On the other hand, the Christian and other right wing home schoolers do so in order to LESSEN their children’s exposure to broadening experiences and, in essence, to propagandize them with an extreme religious-based and far right “conservative” message.

 

[BirdinHand]

"Most schools have teachers, principals, guidance counselors — professionals trained to recognize the unexplained bruises or erratic behaviors that may point to an abusive parent. Home education was an easy way to avoid the scrutiny of such people."

And the fact is, homeschooling has nothing to do with it.

The abusers were abusive.

Abusers isolate victims.

Child abusers, domestic violence abusers, etc.

Homeschool isn’t the catalyst.

 

[j brown's body]

And the fact is, homeschooling has nothing to do with it.

The abusers were abusive.

Abusers isolate victims.

Child abusers, domestic violence abusers, etc.

Homeschool isn’t the catalyst.

It provides a venue. How pervasive it is, we do not know. Seems we should regulate it to assure there is no abuse and that kids are actually getting an education.

 

[ttwtt78640]

"Most schools have teachers, principals, guidance counselors — professionals trained to recognize the unexplained bruises or erratic behaviors that may point to an abusive parent. Home education was an easy way to avoid the scrutiny of such people."

“The teacher wonders, but she doesn’t ask”.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Some do.

Just "some?"

 

[BirdinHand]

It provides the venue.

Do you oppose regulating homeschooling?

Yes.

The government has enough already on its plate…and isn’t there to be everyone’s Mommy and Daddy.

Our obligation is to provide an opportunity for a baseline of education. That is done via public schools.

Our obligation is to provide a means to catch child abuse - that is done by having child services as a branch of government to investigate allegations

There is a difference between assuring that everyone has an access to a baseline opportunity and compelling people to participate in those opportunities.

compelling and regulating that choice crosses over, in my opinion, to authoritarianism.

Here in NJ “homeschool” is 100% unregulated. You send the district a letter saying “I’m homeschooling@ and that’s the end of it.

The burden and obligation to educate is now yours. But you can opt back IN to public education at any time you want.

 

[j brown's body]

Some do.

Schools don't "groom" children.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Schools don't "groom" children.

HEY, if Fox and Rightwing media tells the simple-minded it is so, then IT MUST BE SO!!

 

[j brown's body]

Yes.

The government has enough already on its plate…and isn’t there to be everyone’s Mommy and Daddy.

Our obligation is to provide an opportunity for a baseline of education. That is done via public schools.

Our obligation is to provide a means to catch child abuse - that is done by having child services as a branch of government to investigate allegations

There is a difference between assuring that everyone has an access to a baseline opportunity and compelling people to participate in those opportunities.

compelling and regulating that choice crosses over, in my opinion, to authoritarianism.

How is child abuse detected without regulations? No back ground checks on parents. No notification of a child being home schooled. No touching base with the family to assure anything is being taught.

You're really OK with that?

 

[BirdinHand]

How is child abuse detected without regulations? No back ground checks on parents. No notification of a child being home schooled. No touching base with the family to assure anything is being taught.

You're really OK with that?

There are no background checks to be a parent so how on earth do you think there should be a background check to homeschool?

School doesn’t start until age 5-6…who is making sure kids under age 5-6 aren’t being abused?

Your logic is faulty from point A.

School doesn’t exist to prevent child abuse.

 

[RetiredUSN]

"Little research exists on the links between home schooling and child abuse. The few studies conducted in recent years have not shown that home-schooled children are at significantly greater risk of mistreatment than those who attend public, private or charter schools. But the research also suggests that when abuse does occur in home-school families, it can escalate into especially severe forms — and that some parents exploit lax home education laws to avoid contact with social service agencies.

In 2014, a group of pediatricians published a study of more than two dozen tortured children treated at medical centers in Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah and Washington. Among the 17 victims old enough to attend school, eight were home-schooled.

After a home-schooling mother killed her autistic teenager, government analysts in Connecticut gathered data from six school districts over three years. Their report, released in 2018 by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate, found that 138 of the 380 students withdrawn from public schools for home education during that period lived in households with at least one prior complaint of suspected abuse or neglect.

Michigan is one of 11 states in which parents are not even required to tell anyone they are home schooling, let alone demonstrate they are teaching their children anything. Its lack of regulation, the result of a 1993 state Supreme Court decision still celebrated by home-school advocates, has repeatedly concealed the actions of abusive parents..."

Link

A very bleak story, and with the lack of regulation around home schooling, how can we really know how much abusive occurs with home schooling?

Sick thread.

There is a new teacher every week in the news caught abusing students but you cling to hack politics.

 

[Geoist]

Sick thread.

There is a new teacher every week in the news caught abusing students but you cling to hack politics.

There are far more parents who abuse their children than there are teachers who abuse students.

 

[Geoist]

“The teacher wonders, but she doesn’t ask”.

Are you implying teachers don't take action against abuse? Because they are required by law to report any suspicions.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Are you implying teachers don't take action against abuse? Because they are required by law to report any suspicions.

Yes, that was the implication.