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Connecticut education department says it cannot comply with DCF, homeschool proposal
Connecticut DOE cites federal privacy law to avoid sharing homeschooling withdrawals with child welfare, risking federal funds; lawmakers push Senate Bill 6 after high-profile abuse cases.
- On Tuesday, the Connecticut Department of Education said it cannot comply with S.B. 6's notification requirement, citing FERPA and risk to federal funds.
- Last year, an OCA report highlighted Connecticut's lax homeschool regulations, prompting S.B. 6 after high-profile cases including Jacqueline `Mimi` Torres-García's death and a Waterbury confinement case.
- The proposal envisions the DOE notifying DCF, which would verify open cases and note withdrawals, with Interim DCF Commissioner Susan Hamilton stating it `did not originate from her agency.`
- Dozens of homeschoolers attended the public legislative hearing on Tuesday but were sent home due to wintry weather and later joined virtually; S.B. 6 also would boost DCF oversight, provide free meals, and implement a child tax credit.
- Supporters and critics sharply disagree, with the Office of the Child Advocate and Child Advocate Christina Ghio backing the measure to alert DCF on withdrawals, while homeschooling families, Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco, R-Wolcott, and attorney Deborah Stevenson oppose it as a rights violation and `witch hunt`.
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Connecticut education department says it cannot comply with DCF, homeschool proposal
The state’s Department of Education said in written testimony Tuesday that it won’t be able to comply with a bill that, if passed, would require notification to Connecticut’s child welfare agency when kids are pulled out of public school to be homeschooled.
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