Committee approves repeal of homeschool curriculum filing requirement

The Education Committee voted to pass House Bill 46, the "Homeschool Freedom Act," which would repeal the statutory requirement that parents who homeschool submit their curriculum to the local school board for approval or acknowledgement.

Representative Strzok (presenting HB46) said the bill removes an unnecessary reporting step for families that choose to educate at home and does not change homeschool students’ access to school activities; he cited existing statute (Wyoming statute 21‑4‑506) that permits homeschool students to participate in public school activities subject to district rules. "This bill would give parents the right to educate their children at home without government overreach," he told the committee.

Witnesses in support included Jesse Rubino of…