Democrats in Connecticut are pushing a bill that would require notification to the state’s child welfare agency when kids are pulled out of public school to be homeschooled.
Senate Bill 6 would require school districts to report student withdrawals for homeschooling or other reasons to the Department of Education, prompting a Department of Children and Families check for any open child welfare cases.
Proponents cite the safety of children as the motivating factor, with state Sen. Ceci Maher (D) citing the death of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García.
“This is a case of just trying to make sure that what happened in the Mimi case, where there was an intent to harm and homeschooling was used as a smokescreen, that that does not happen again,” Maher said.
URGENT: Connecticut – the so-called “Constitution state” – is about to pass an unconstitutional law DIRECTLY TARGETING homeschoolers in a mind-blowing way.
Under the law, if you pull your kids from public school to homeschool them, your family IMMEDIATELY has your case turned… pic.twitter.com/1ByCBDEOtR
— Blue Lives Matter (@bluelivesmtr) March 5, 2026
Homeschool advocates and the Department of Education call it overreach that violates privacy laws and burdens families, with dozens reportedly testifying against it at a March 3 hearing.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
We fought this and stopped it with purely grassroots effort in Illinois.
It was called HB2827.
They will try again and we will be ready.
Rise, Connecticut!
— Awake Illinois (@Awake_IL) March 5, 2026
Democrats cannot abide by the growing number of homeschoolers. Without the opportunity to indoctrinate your children in their government schools, they will lose.
This isn’t even the first shot fired in the homeschooling wars. But, it is certainly one of the most outrageous.— Abby (@NoCRTinSchools) March 5, 2026
— Crombopolis_Michael (@Woodcutcc) March 5, 2026
The only reason they don’t want you homeschooling your kids is so they can indoctrinate and brainwash them. This is no different than what the Nazi’s did to create loyal subjects.
It’s unconstitutional to deny the parents the right to homeschool which is protected under the… pic.twitter.com/BbR4lbSp5a
— Andrea🔥 (@SemperFi0101) March 6, 2026
The @USSupremeCourt needs to weigh in on this. The left’s obsession with controlling our children & family matters is a 1986 nightmare… & it’s getting out of hand. Add in no limits on abortion, @CTDems are crazy
— Pistolannie (@Pistolannie31) March 6, 2026
They are putting that in there, because they’re also trying to push through a bill that could require mandatory vaccines for school aged children and adults, including flu, Covid and other shots. People like us who have three elementary school aged children will then want to…
— Philip Sterling (@SterlingPhil23) March 5, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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