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LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
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ACROSS THE STATES
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Maintaining freedom
Kentucky has a great homeschool law, which seems to astonish the public school officials. In county after county, the Directors of Pupil Personnel (DPP) seem to be dedicated to regulating home education, even though the law does not permit it. In many cases, the opposition to homeschooling is based purely on prejudice. Many public school officials cannot believe that poor families can do a good job of educating their own children. Thus, even though the legislature rejects efforts to "tighten up" the laws on homeschooling each year, many Kentucky families face unlawful demands.
The Kentucky Home Educators Association (KHEA) and the Christian Home Educators of Kentucky (CHEK) have both worked long and hard to help homeschoolers stand up to such demands. The Best Practices Document, prepared by CHEK, KHEA, and the Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel in 1997, spells out the general understanding that the state organizations have as to how the laws should be enforced. While HSLDA often takes a more aggressive position on homeschool liberty than this document does, the consistency of the state organizations over the years has done much to maintain Kentucky's freedom.
When homeschoolers get organized and stick together, they are able to preserve their liberties against unfriendly school officials. But when homeschoolers are isolated or divided, those freedoms often erode. We encourage every Kentucky homeschooler to join and support your state organization. Each member of HSLDA helps us "hold the line" for freedom in Kentucky.
— Scott W. Somerville
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