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Texas Home School History - Austin T.E.A. Party Rally
In the 1980's prior to the Leeper case which established home schooling as legal in Texas, families faced harassment, fines, and even jail time for choosing to home school their kids.
While the Leeper case was pending in 1986, the Texas State Board of Education held a hearing intending to regulate private and home schools. Thousands of people rallied in Austin to stand for freedom for Texas families. Instead of the intended regulation, the State Board of Education passed a resolution calling...
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Remembering: "I Can't Let You Have My Children"
In the 1980's prior to the Leeper case which established home schooling as legal in Texas, families faced harassment, fines, and even jail time for choosing to home school their kids.
While the Leeper case was pending in 1986, the Texas State Board of Education held a hearing intending to regulate private and home schools. Thousands of people rallied in Austin to stand for freedom for Texas families. Instead of the intended regulation, the State Board of Education passed a resolution calling...
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Remembering: Thousands Fight the Attack on Freedom in Austin
In the 1980's prior to the Leeper case which established home schooling as legal in Texas, families faced harassment, fines, and even jail time for choosing to home school their kids.
While the Leeper case was pending in 1986, the Texas State Board of Education held a hearing intending to regulate private and home schools. Thousands of people rallied in Austin to stand for freedom for Texas families. Instead of the intended regulation, the State Board of Education passed a resolution calling...
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Lead up to Leeper, School Board Meeting (DFW)
In the 1980's prior to the Leeper case which established home schooling as legal in Texas, families faced harassment, fines, and even jail time for choosing to home school their kids.
Growing tension between home schoolers and the state continued the movement to free Texas parents allowing them to choose educating children at home. The State Board of Education needed to clarify the laws because of inconsistent court decisions. However, the concern was that the state would start telling...
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Keeping Texas Families Free - History of Home Schooling in Texas
Texans are proud of their freedom to home school. But has it always been this easy? In a word, no. The right to teach our children at home was dearly bought and many pioneers have carried the banner of home education. Learn how Texas home schoolers have fought for the home school rights of not only our own state, but also America.
Since 1986, THSC has been serving and informing parents and the home school community in Texas. THSC members and supporters are informed families who believe in...
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Jeremy Newman and Paul Hastings Testify in Support of Tim Tebow Bill
On April 6, 2017, THSC Public Policy Director, Jeremy Newman and home school graduate Paul Hastings both testified in favor of Senate Bill 640, known as the Tim Tebow Bill. If this bill passed, it would expand home school freedom by allowing home school students to participate in UIL sanctioned extracurricular activities. 16 home school students and parents came to testify in favor of the bill. Expanding home school freedom and parental choice is a vital part of Keeping Texas Families Free.
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Tim Lambert Educational Savings Account Testimony
On March 21, 2017, Tim Lambert and THSC testified in favor of Senate Bill 3. If this bill passed, it would establish Educational Savings Accounts in the state of Texas.
THSC completely supports this opt-in school choice option for parents. After having a scientific poll of Texas home school parents conducted, THSC learned that 71% of home school parents polled across the state support the proposed legislation.
At THSC'S request, language was added to the legislation protecting home schools...
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Texas Home School Coalition: Keys to Home Schooling Success, Part 1
Texas Home School Coalition's Lyndsay Lambert on how to homeschool: structure, discipline, curricula, and learning styles. Visit thsc.org/getting-started for part 2, which covers subjects to teach, scheduling, lesson plans, record keeping, support group participation and more.
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Texas Home School History - Leeper Victory in District Court
The "Leeper Case" was a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 families, including Gary and Cheryl Leeper, against the State of Texas after criminal suits had been filed against more than 80 families for home schooling. The goal of the Leeper case was to finally establish home schooling as legal and to end government abuse of families.
The case was filed in 1985 and in 1987 the local court ruled in favor of the Leepers and home schooling. The state proceeded to appeal the case all the way...
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Remembering: 80 Families Faced Prosecution
The "Leeper Case" was a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 families, including Gary and Cheryl Leeper, against the State of Texas after criminal suits had been filed against more than 80 families for home schooling. The goal of the Leeper case was to finally establish home schooling as legal and to end government abuse of families.
The case was filed in 1985 and in 1987 the local court ruled in favor of the Leepers and home schooling. The state proceeded to appeal the case all the way...
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