Surprise! Sandy Hook Commission Targets Homeschoolers Despite Lack Of Evidence

A committee made up of academics and teachers union reps has decided not to let the Sandy Hook atrocity go to waste; they know just what the problem is: homeschooling.

Now the panel has determined that among the things that went wrong in the run-up to that tragedy was that the killer, Adam Lanza, was homeschooled briefly as a teenager. They are recommending that the state give local officials approval power over parents who wish to homeschool children with social, behavioral, and emotional challenges. “Given the individuals involved in the tragedy that formed the basis of this commission, we believe that it is very germane,” said commissioner Harold I. Schwartz, psychiatrist-in-chief at Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living. “The facts leading up to this incident support the notion [that there is a] risk in not addressing the social and emotional learning needs of [homeschooled] children.” Schwartz admitted that the commission didn’t have access to Lanza’s school files and medical records. But he maintained that those records would support the commission’s proposals.

You don't say. Leftists never let a lack of factual basis get in the way of social programming. The fondest wish of teachers unions is to place homeschoolers under stricter regulation, with an eye on making homeschooling too difficult to achieve.

Matthew Hennessey, who writes the excellent piece linked above, actually did the work of looking back at Adam Lanza's education and psychological history. It does not paint the picture the Sandy Hook commission would like to believe. Go read it.

posted by Gabriel Malor at 11:08 AM

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