Connecticut governor signs radical anti-homeschool bill mandating background checks for parents
Connecticut has enacted a new law requiring background checks for parents wishing to homeschool their children. Critics argue that this legislation represents a significant setback for homeschooling freedoms. The law mandates additional record-keeping and oversight, raising concerns among parental rights advocates about its implications for families.
- ▪Connecticut's new law requires prospective homeschool parents to undergo background checks.
- ▪The legislation has been criticized as a regression of homeschool freedom in the modern movement.
- ▪Opponents warn that the law could lead to unnecessary restrictions on families wishing to homeschool.
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News Connecticut governor signs radical anti-homeschool bill mandating background checks for parents Democrat-led Connecticut approved a new law condemned by critics as the ‘first regression of homeschool freedom in the modern homeschool movement.’ Shutterstock CalvinFreiburger 0 Calvin Freiburger Comments 0 Fri May 29, 2026 - 11:47 am EDT HARTFORD (LifeSiteNews) — Connecticut Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law a controversial new set of regulations on homeschooling that critics are calling the “first regression of homeschool freedom in the modern homeschool movement” by making prospective homeschool parents submit to background checks.
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