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Hslda Concerned With More Than Just Homeschool, Griffin S. Kelly
Hslda Concerned With More Than Just Homeschool, Griffin S. Kelly
Capstones
My capstone is just one piece of a greater investigation into homeschooling in America. For my piece, my colleague Keith Medelis reported on the Home School Legal Defense Association, a premiere homeschooling advocacy group that provides legal advice to its members and lobbies against any regulations they find restrictive to the homeschooling process.
Our goal was to see exactly what their mission is because beyond homeschooling, the HSLDA advocates for small government, religious (mainly Christian) freedoms and protecting its members from child protective services.
A review of 84 court cases revealed that the HSLDA has occasionally engaged in legal battles …