Friends Of Liberty Archives: Take Action to Provide More Parental Freedom in Education in Pennsylvania

Take Action to Provide More Parental Freedom in Education in Pennsylvania

As parents, we want to be able to choose the education for our children and have the government respect those choices. There is currently a bill in the State House that would provide more freedom for parents who choose to homeschool their children. House Bill 1013 would help reduce the bureaucratic hurdles for families who choose to homeschool.

HB 1013 would eliminate the public school superintendent's review of home education programs, but instead require that they accept an independent evaluator's determination that appropriate education is occurring at home. This would greatly improve our 25-year-old home education law by empowering parents in dealing with the "red tape" and school officials, who many times show opposition to homeschooling.

HB 1013 is stalled in the House Education Committee and needs your calls to move it forward to a vote. Even if you do not homeschool, we ask that you please call these members of the committee and ask them support HB 1013 to remove the unnecessary double evaluation of home education programs, and support parental freedom in education.

Hon. Paul I. Clymer, Chair
Email at pclymer@pahousegop.com
(717) 783-3154

Fax: (717) 705-1854

Hon. James R. Roebuck Jr., Minority Chair
Email at http://www.pahouse.com/contact/viaLDPC.asp?district=188
(717) 783-1000

Fax: (717) 783-1665

Hon. Will Tallman, Secretary
Email at Wtallman@pahousegop.com
(717) 783-8875

Fax: (717) 787-7588

Hon. Jim Christiana, Subcommittee Chair on Higher Education
Email at jchristi@pahousegop.com
(717) 260-6144

Fax: (717) 260-6506

Hon. Bernie O'Neill, Subcommittee Chair on Basic Education
Email at boneill@pahousegop.com
(717) 705-7170

Fax: (717) 783-3278

Hon. Kathy L. Rapp, Subcommittee Chair on Special Education
Email at http://www.reprapp.com/contact.aspx
(717) 787-1367

Fax: (717) 787-5854