The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) determined that a member family’s son had received services during “normal school hours,” which would render them ineligible for reimbursement. Read the letter.
Legal Issues
Almost three years after withdrawing their son from public school, a Brazoria County Association member’s father-in-law was confronted at his home by the county sheriff, a constable, and two unidentified women asking about his grandson’s school attendance. Read the letter.
After an Association member family withdrew its children from school via certified letter, a school official required them to come to the school to sign withdrawal forms. The family responded with a letter of assurance, per the Texas commissioner of education’s instructions. The school official continued to insist that they fill out forms, even stating…
After an Association member withdrew her grandson from Rosebud-Lott Middle School, a district official told her she had to come to the school to sign withdrawal forms and notify the school of which curriculum she would be using. He threatened her grandson with truancy charges if she failed to comply. Read the letter.
When local law enforcement contacted CPS after a home school parent reported her runaway child to the sheriff, THSC sent a letter to educate the sheriff in the law regarding home schooling. THSC informed the sheriff that home schooling was not a CPS issue and encouraged appropriate responses by law enforcement in the future. Read…
