Harrison County Ends Fishing Expedition

After a Home School Legal Defense Association member family moved to West Virginia and filed their first notice of intent to homeschool, a public school official ordered them to provide information about how they homeschooled in their previous home state.

Unsure how to respond to this unauthorized fishing expedition, the family quickly called HSLDA for help. We promptly advised the county that we were assisting the family.

Jill Schillace, the homeschool coordinator for Harrison County, then sent the family a letter telling them that their "request" to homeschool had been denied. Threatening legal action against the family, Schillace demanded that they either enroll their daughter in public school or provide the requested history of their home education program.