Really!? So, the state forcing a parent to come in for a "hearing" to determine if they are an "adequate" teacher and meet the state's "standards" in order to continue having the privilege of being allowed by the state to homeschool their children is not an abuse by the state?
Wanna bet!
"This miserable woman has been led into great difficulty by listening to someone who believes contempt of court is a "right."
Where are you getting this crap from? What makes you think Mrs. O'Dell is miserable? I know her personally and she seems far more determined to maintain her constitutional rights than being concerned with what you think about her.
"She has jeopardized her family and herself by doing so and demonstrated a disastrous lack of judgment. Why?"
She will jeopardize her constitutional rights, and that of her children, far greater if she complies with the unconstitutional and illegal demands of the public schools and the VT DOE.