What Happened When I Called the Cops on Dad

“I went into my parents bedroom and picked up the phone. I pushed the 911 buttons quickly so I wouldn’t lose my nerve. I could barely hear the sound of the operator’s voice over my own heartbeat. I told her ‘my Dad’s hitting my brother and won’t stop.’ She calmly asked for the address and said ‘ok, we’re sending someone out there right away.'”

HSLDA and Child Abuse: The Deregulation of Homeschooling

“The problem here is very similar to HSLDA’s problem when it comes to child abuse. Both educational neglect and child abuse do take place in HSLDA member families, and they also take place in families that merely use homeschooling as an excuse to educationally neglect and physically abuse their children.”