Omaha Explains Stance on Home-Schooled Applicants After Fremont Case

Homeschool diploma keeps firefighter from Fremont job

A volunteer firefighter in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, who is also a state-certified EMT from Fremont, was rejected from consideration as a Fremont firefighter in April because he had been homeschooled.

‘Help this kid by making noise’: Town denies state-certified EMT firefighter job because he was homeschooled! * WND News Center

Social media campaign launched to publicize scheme by officials in Fremont, Nebraska

‘Help this kid by making noise’: Town denies state-certified EMT firefighter job because he was homeschooled! * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Social media campaign launched to publicize scheme by officials in Fremont, Nebraska

Omaha explains stance on home-schooled applicants after Fremont case

Twenty-two-year-old Andrew Coates’ application to the Fremont Fire Department was rejected by the city because he was home-schooled. That is considered an unaccredited application in Nebraska.

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER REJECTED FOR PAID JOB — BECAUSE HE WAS HOMESCHOOLED

Andrew Coates, 22, is already a volunteer firefighter and state-licensed EMT in Nebraska. But when he applied to become a paid firefighter in Fremont, he says his homeschool diploma disqualified him.Join @SGTnewsNetworkX (Twitter)▪️Truth...

City Tells Volunteer Fireman He's Unqualified Because of His Homeschool Diploma

Andrew Coates has a state EMT license in Nebraska and is a volunteer firefighter who wanted to turn