Thanks to an alert by the Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE), HSLDA was able to take part in a discussion of the issue often characterized as the “school-to-prison pipeline.” Though this discussion generally deals with students who struggle within the public school system, in Indiana it has broadened to include home education because some public schools have made a habit of forcing troubled students into homeschooling.

Some critics have used the situation to claim that to better serve these troubled students, homeschooling needs increased government oversight. We acted to counter these criticisms and correct the record. ...