LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
ACROSS THE STATES

MISSOURI

Demand withdrawn

A St. Louis-area member family notified their local superintendent at the end of the school year that they were going to homeschool their children. At the beginning of the next school year, the superintendent sent them a letter requiring another notification and the following information: statement of intent, name and age of children, and name, address, and telephone number of person teaching.

Home School Legal Defense Association called the superintendent and explained that Missouri law allows, but does not require, families to file this information. The superintendent indicated that he understood and would not require any family to file this information.

We strongly recommend that families not file this information. It provides no benefit whatsoever to the family and may expose them to unwanted harassment.

— Scott A. Woodruff