Rep. Zupkus Issues Statement in Response to Education Committee Vote on Homeschool Bill

HARTFORD—State Rep. Lezyle Zupkus (R-Prospect), Ranking Member of the Education Committee, issued the following statement following the committee vote to advance HB 5468, An Act Concerning The Provision Of Equivalent Instruction. The final vote tally was 26 in support to 20 opposed:

"More than 3,000 people opposed this homeschool bill, either in direct testimony before the Education Committee, or by submitting written testimony, and today, the voices of all those people, and many who join them in opposition, have been ignored.

Instead of tackling real issues in our schools like failing reading levels, absenteeism, and student safety, this bill, put forward by a Democrat, targets homeschooling families who are doing right by their kids.

This bill assumes parents are the problem. They’re not.

This isn’t about education, it’s about government overreach, power and control. And it should be stopped before it goes any further."