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Iowa Legislative Democrats Target Homeschoolers in 2021
The Iowa Torch ^ | 02/20/21 | Shane Vander Hart

Posted on 02/21/2021 9:41:59 AM PST by Pining_4_TX

While the bills are expected to go nowhere, Iowa House and Senate Democrats have filed at least four bills that target or could adversely impact homeschooling students in the state according to Bill Gustoff, a lobbyist with Homeschool Iowa, an organization that protects the rights of homeschooling families in the state.

In an update after week six of the session, Gustoff said he generally does not spotlight bills they oppose due to the current make-up of the Iowa Legislature.

“We don’t bring attention to them. Because, frankly, a lot of them are bills that are dead on arrival. And it’s just irrelevant legislation that some legislators are trying to get attention or just cause problems. And we just don’t want to give them the attention,” Gustoff said.

He did want to let homeschooling families know that he is aware of bad bills and has registered in opposition to them so legislators know where Homeschool Iowa stands and so they can contact him with questions.

Gustoff mentioned four bills he registered as opposed.

(Excerpt) Read more at iowatorch.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: democrats; education; homeschool; iowa
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The educrats, teachers' unions, and their pet tyrants never stop trying. You might want to contact the politicians mentioned in this piece if you are in their district. There is one Republican mentioned on one of the committees.
1 posted on 02/21/2021 9:41:59 AM PST by Pining_4_TX
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When studies prove most homeschooling exceeds public school standards, it makes the teachers union look bad.


2 posted on 02/21/2021 9:46:01 AM PST by BipolarBob (Biden/Harris - the regime our Founding fathers warned us about.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

No teacher’s union member left behind.


3 posted on 02/21/2021 9:48:39 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: SeekAndFind

Ping


4 posted on 02/21/2021 9:50:33 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (In a free world, nobody is equal. In an equal world, nobody is free. )
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"would require superintendents in the district to send somebody into our home for health and safety visits,"

Snooping for guns.

5 posted on 02/21/2021 9:51:32 AM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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After a whole year of being forced to homeschool with maybe one or both parents losing their jobs and the legislature thinks this is the best way to get kids back into school and make things right?

GTH you AH's

6 posted on 02/21/2021 9:52:28 AM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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To: Pining_4_TX

Don’t let your guard down on this.

One thing you can be sure about lefties: They never, ever give up.

Look how they shoved through gay marriage, biological males allowed to compete in women’s sports, opening up women’s bathrooms to grown men - things that were unheard of a generation ago and now part of our social fabric.


7 posted on 02/21/2021 9:53:36 AM PST by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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It’s like the emergency rooms going on strike in L.a. Deaths went way down.


8 posted on 02/21/2021 9:54:40 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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9 posted on 02/21/2021 9:57:16 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Pining_4_TX
State Rep. Bruce Hunter sounds like a particularly loathsome creature. He not only hates homeschooling but the right to keep and bear arms. He also advocated revoking Trump's 5th Amendment "self-incrimination" guarantees.


10 posted on 02/21/2021 10:01:07 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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It figures that he represents the Des Moines area. We need to cut the big cities loose and let them govern themselves. If they behave, the rest of the state will sell them food. ;-)


11 posted on 02/21/2021 10:03:06 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (In a free world, nobody is equal. In an equal world, nobody is free. )
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To: Bon of Babble

Indeed, the left NEVER, EVER, EVER quits.

Unlike so called “conservatives” who surrender at the first time the battle gets tough.

Note the prevalence of the “IZ NOTA VOTERZ NO MOARH!!!!!” drivel from the brain-dead morons who think surrender is a viable option.


12 posted on 02/21/2021 10:11:42 AM PST by TexasGurl24
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+1


13 posted on 02/21/2021 10:35:32 AM PST by jimjohn (...like Donkey Kong.)
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To: DoodleBob

Jabba the Hutt lives!


14 posted on 02/21/2021 10:49:38 AM PST by Disambiguator
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To: Pining_4_TX
The communist purge knows no boundaries...
Just imagine what the country will look & sound like one year from now...
15 posted on 02/21/2021 11:22:43 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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It is embarrassing (to those who wish to rule over us) how successful most home-schooling is.

How can we become a nation of obedient idiots if we allow home-schooling?

;-)


16 posted on 02/21/2021 11:40:24 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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A pedophile for sure...


17 posted on 02/21/2021 11:46:17 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg

My homometer and pedometer are pinging loudly.


18 posted on 02/21/2021 12:35:44 PM PST by pinkandgreenmom
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To: Pining_4_TX

I see we have another public entity that needs all it’s
members to resign.


19 posted on 02/21/2021 12:37:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: BipolarBob

My wife and I home schooled our 4 children in Iowa. All the boys are successful engineers (one is a master electrician), My daughter is an artist (but her husband is an excellent mechanic!) (not a lot of jobs for fine artists). All are independent thinkers. Go hawks!


20 posted on 02/21/2021 1:41:08 PM PST by tbdavis108
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