“No!”
I didn’t think so.
When he emphasizes WILL in his comment, he makes very clear his hope for the behavior of this mother.
The reports on this case show that mom has been homeschooling, successfully for years, but Dad doesn’t like it. So throw the kid to the wolves at his petty request, and justify it by saying the child needs to be exposed to other views and have her faith challenged, there is something inherently wrong. And to defend it is sickening.