Homeschooling... parents privately teaching their children at home... has existed since the beginning of families. Throughout history, home education has been the norm. From ploughboy to statesman, Louisa May Alcott, Albert Einstein, Andrew Carnegie, and Winston Churchill all stand among a distinguished host of the home educated.
After a dormancy of nearly 100 years, the modern homeschooling movement began in the seventies, but really took root in the eighties when Dr. James Dobson began to champion the idea on his radio program. In 1983 two attorneys, Mike Farris & Mike Smith, formed the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) to fight for parental rights to homeschool, and helped establish the right to legally home educate in all fifty states.
Since the passage of our current law in 1992, parents in Idaho have enjoyed the freedom to home educate without restriction. The purpose of the Idaho Coalition of Home Educators is to protect that freedom for future generations.
These pages will show you if your legislators will protect your freedom to teach your children at home.
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