The deadline to file legislation has passed. Despite the big talk from the Texas media and advocacy groups, no bills coming after homeschoolers were filed.
Do we still believe that families know best and should be able to make their own decisions?
The 3rd Court of Appeals released a ruling in THSC’s lawsuit against the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC), ending THSC’s nearly five-year-long battle with the abusive agency. Although the court seemed to split the proverbial baby, procedurally, it ultimately handed THSC and other Texas nonprofits a win.
THSC has written several times this year about improvements being made to the Child Protective Services (CPS) system to protect the due process rights of Texas families. However, families are still able to be forced into CPS without due process being followed.
During the spring 2013 legislative …
Tim Lambert, President of THSC released the following statement today in response to the horrific bombings in Austin
Homeschoolers have often been at odds with the CPS system. Now, CPS is working with THSC to protect families. THSC attended a workgroup meeting in Austin to discuss procedural changes for the CPS system to help protect Texas families from abuse in the legal process.
A task-force report from the Children’s Commission agrees with THSC and recommends abolishing the current procedures for CPS parental rights termination cases. These procedures are slanted in favor of CPS; abolishing these would be a key safeguard for Texas families.
Homeschoolers must be involved in politics this 2018 election cycle. Homeschool-friendly candidates are under fire this election by a coordinated effort—our freedom is at stake. Will you get involved?
“Here's all [that’s] needed to know to classify [him] as unfriendly: homeschooler.” That’s what one advocacy group wrote recently about State Rep. and homeschool dad Jonathan Stickland. Now they and other groups are coming after homeschool friendly candidates in 2018.
