Two-Week Waiting Periods and Surprise Police Visits

Two-Week Waiting Periods and Surprise Police Visits

Since most assume that today’s parents have long since escaped the days of covert homeschooling because of legal threats, imagine the shock when police officers and school officials recently showed up at the doorsteps of WV homeschoolers.  While officials later...
Anti-Homeschooling Sentiments Countered

Anti-Homeschooling Sentiments Countered

Anti-homeschooling sentiments are nothing new. From the socialization concerns in the 1980’s to this past fall when we reportedly cost Harrison County two million dollars, homeschoolers have often found themselves an easy target.    CHEWV was saddened but not...

2020 Legislative Roller Coaster

While CHEWV has made only limited public statements about the happenings during the 2020 Legislative session, it is not due to lack of legislative activity related to homeschooling!  On the contrary, this session has been somewhat of a roller coaster.  At times,...
Legislative Recap: 2020 Session

Legislative Recap: 2020 Session

My first Legislative Report of the 2020 Session began with acknowledging that the growth of homeschooling is now seen as a threat.  I predicted that we might see introduction of legislation to stem the growth of homeschooling or to increase regulation.  We saw both.  ...
Legislative Recap: 2020 Session

Legislative Report: January 21, 2020

The 2020 Regular Session is in full swing. West Virginia homeschooling freedoms are threatened every year, and many of these threats are directed at homeschooling by name.  Other threats come in the form of infringements of parental rights or religious liberty, the...