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Wyoming House debates verification requirement for Homeschool Freedom Act; amendment fails
Summary
Lawmakers debated an amendment to HB 46 that would require a one-time verification form to local school boards for families who homeschool. Representative Jarvis moved the amendment arguing it was a child-safety measure; the House rejected the amendment and ordered the bill read a third time.
Representative Jarvis moved Committee of the Whole Amendment 1 to House Bill 46, the "Homeschool Freedom Act," proposing a one-time verification checkbox or assurance that would notify local school boards when a family begins homeschooling. Jarvis said the measure was aimed at child safety: "Just tell us that you're homeschooling. And an assurance, just so you know, is all it is is a checkbox that I assure that I'm doing this," and that the assurance would not require a scope and sequence or curriculum.
Supporters of the amendment said a simple notification would spare school…
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