Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
We’ve come to the end of the 124th General Assembly. This was a budget year which is referred to as a “long session.” It came to an end on April 25th. Our all-volunteer team has been hard at work. Our custom state-of-the-art software allows us to index and run more than 100 searches over every…
Indiana was the first state in the nation to legalize homeschooling in 1904 with State v. Peterman. Indiana homeschooling families have taken the responsibilities laid out in State v. Peterman seriously, and their children have gone off to have successful careers inside and outside the home. Sometimes, potential employers both in Indiana and outside of…
SB483: Regulation of Homeschooling dropped overnight on the IGA’s website. Our team met with the Indiana Department of Education and policymakers earlier this month to discuss the issue of chronic absenteeism and truancy in public schools. We knew a bill would be filed, but the language is far more egregious than expected. While we understand…
Indiana’s 2025 legislative session is underway. Our team is actively monitoring over 50 bills. One of the bills we are closely monitoring is the Parental Rights bill, SB 143. Authored by Sen. Liz Brown, this bill “provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden is in furtherance of…
Indiana’s 124th General Assembly came to a close at approximately 8:30 pm on Mar 8, 2024. As an even year, this was a short session, and it was considered an “emergency” session. As such, “An emergency is declared for this act” was listed at the bottom of every bill. For such a session, there was…
Dear Friends, Yesterday we saw an uprising on Facebook with a call to action over proposed legislation, SB 266. It’s the kind of bill we worry about every day the General Assembly is in session. You should know, right off the bat, we need you to contact your State Senator right away. One of our…
As we gear up for the 2016 session of the Indiana General Assembly, IAHE Action thinks it would be a good time review our stance on Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Home education rights rest on two pillars: religious liberty and parental rights. We need both strong pillars to protect home education rights. RFRA…