Posted on 09/27/2023 3:43:51 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Almost half of parents turning to homeschooling today say they are concerned about their children being “influenced by liberal viewpoints,” according to a Washington Post and George Mason University poll released Tuesday.
The number of American families that are homeschooling saw a significant spike following the COVID-19 pandemic, with one study finding that the number had risen by 30% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Urban Institute. A new poll found that, when asked why they decided to homeschool, 46% of families replied that they were worried that “local public schools” are “too influenced by liberal viewpoints,” according to the Post.
Parents have grown increasingly dissatisfied with public schools in recent months after a series of controversies regarding policies that hide preferred pronouns from parents and allow transgender students to use whatever bathroom or locker room they wish. State lawmakers have waded into the debate by passing legislation to provide more transparency and protect parental rights, while some government officials have punished school districts for not pushing transgender and LGBTQ ideology in the classroom.
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Liberal Hell! LEFTIST!
That is precisely why we are homeschooling.
Influenced? No.
Indoctrinated? Yes!
All home schooled, and no returns back to the nest. Champions, the lot.
They are communist government schools not liberal public schools.
Pretty soon the libs will be pushing to have homeschool organizations & ciriculum monitored, then evaluated, then regulated and eventually banned.
I don’t see how they can leave such an integral part of society out of their control.
They’re finally getting it.......
“Liberal”… Another word for fascist.
And the other half cite LQBTQ marxism as a factor
Well, I work & the wife isn’t into teaching. Schools in Fairbanks are getting bad too, so my last kid is in the private Catholic school here.
“Nearly Half Of Homeschool Parents Cite ‘Liberal’ Public Schools As Motivating Factor: POLL”
The other half are LUCKY AS HELL because they have no clue as to what they’re protecting their children from.
(except, of course, in my local school district, where the teachers all have strong family values and all of them voted for Trump...at least that’s what they told me when I asked, so that was good enough for me as it saves me BIG BUCKS!)
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