A Spiteful and Baseless Crackdown on Homeschooling in Illinois

The Illinois House of Representatives is considering a bill that would impose new, burdensome regulations on parents who homeschool their children. In a radical innovation, the bill would enable the state to send homeschooling parents to jail over late paperwork.

If adopted, the Homeschool Act would burden families with outdated red tape that many states have discarded. (See Vermont in 2023 and Wyoming in 2025). Through vague statutory language, the bill would also empower bureaucrats to circumvent the legislative process and add even more regulations in the future.

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James R. Mason

James R. Mason is the president of the Home School Legal Defense Association.

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The Illinois House of Representatives is considering a bill that would impose new, burdensome regulations on parents who homeschool their children. In a radical innovation, the bill would enable the state to send homeschooling parents to jail over late paperwork.

If adopted, the Homeschool Act would burden families with outdated red tape that many states have discarded. (See Vermont in 2023 and Wyoming in 2025). Through vague statutory language, the bill would also empower bureaucrats to circumvent the legislative process and add even more regulations in the future.