Freedom

Religious Freedom Law Used to Challenge State's Home-Schooling Requirements

PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania's home-schooling regulations are among the most stringent in the nation, requiring detailed record-keeping and reports to local school superintendents. Maryalice Newborn -- who home-schools her five children -- says, "God is in our math, God is in our science, God is in our history. Yet we have to submit to a government agent for approval." The Newborns and another couple -- Thomas and Babette Hankin -- have filed lawsuits challenging the home-school reporting requirements under Pennsylvania's Religious Freedom Protection Act. Posted by Editor at July 30, 2004 11:29 AM