Homeschool mom warns of fragile homeschool and parental rights in America

July 6, 2:44 PMSt. Louis Homeschooling ExaminerTere Scott

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Hear homeschool mom speak of our fragile rights, then circle July 28 and July 30 on your calendar to show support of local homeschooler.

Circle your calendars to make sure you don’t let this one slide through the cracks amidst your busy summertime activities. There is a homeschooler in our midst who is in need of our support. She isn’t asking for your money - though personal donations for her legal fees would be a thoughtful contribution to a homeschooler in need. All she is asking for is just a few hours of your time; and a few prayers wouldn’t hurt. She is to appear in court at the end of July where a judge will decide if she may continue her freedom to homeschool her children.

Please don’t dismiss this case as something that does not affect you thinking that she must have done something wrong or illegal to put her in this situation. No – she did nothing wrong! No – she didn’t abuse the system! In fact, her children are thriving in their homeschool environment, and she has done everything to uphold the homeschooling laws of Missouri. And, No - She didn’t use homeschooling as a smokescreen to hide an abusive situation. In fact, she has only always attempted to do what is in the best interests of her children. If you are not familiar with Lisa’s story, you can read more details about her struggle to maintain her freedoms and rights to homeschool in my previous article outlining the details of her case. How the judge rules on this case could be of utmost importance to your right to homeschool. It could set precedence for future courtroom decisions where homeschooling is a factor – not solely in divorce situations as is the case here.

To hear more about Lisa’s case and our fragile rights as homeschooling parents, she will be speaking at The St. Louis Townhall Meetup Meeting Group at Ozzies-West Port Plaza Conference room on Tuesday, July 7. If you want to order dinner, arrive at 7:00, and the meeting starts at 7:30. Lisa, a St. Charles homeschooling mother, will be the featured speaker. The Townhall Meeting website explains:

She will share some of her personal stories about the expanding role that government has taken in the lives of her family members and its dominion over her parenting decisions.

For the past 8 years, she has successfully homeschooled her children. At the end of this month, St. Charles County Courts may order her to stop and enroll them in public school.

If you are planning on attending Tuesday night’s meeting, please Please RSVP.

If you miss Tuesday’s meeting or you just want to find out more about our rights as parents and new attempts by the government to change these established freedoms; plan on attending Saturday’s Concerned Women of American (CWA) meeting at the Pillar in Chesterfield on July 11 where she will once again be speaking.

Most importantly, your support as a homeschooler is needed on July 28 & July 30. If you want to show your support for Lisa and for our homeschool rights in the state of Missouri, please join together with other homeschoolers and come to the St. Charles Courts on July 28 & July 30. The court room is Judge Richard Zerr. 4th district. There is a parking garage across the street from the court house and might be some free parking a block or 2 away on the riverfront. Lisa would appreciate your support at the court house. She explains that:

your presence would let judges in St. Charles County know you are concerned about how they interpret and opine on Missouri’s homeschooling laws and the best interests of all children in our state.

If you plan on attending, please be aware that homeschooling may be discussed in a negative light and other issues brought to light in the courtroom will make it a place for the parents to show support and not suitable for children. For this reason, she would prefer that no children come to the court.

For directions to courthouse, groups organizing to attend and to keep up to date as things unfold in this case, please visit Saint Louis Homeschoolers website or contact Laura Kostial and Stephanie Rubach who will be organizing supporters to show up at scheduled times to the courthouse to show support.  Laura can be reached through the St. Louis homeschoolers' website.

Other issues related to this case:

Parental rights.org

HSLDA cases

Urgent Action to preserve parental rights