WRITE YOUR SENATOR This
WRITE YOUR SENATOR This should be a no-brainer.
A bill introduced by Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn., that protects the privacy rights of home-schoolers nationwide passed the U.S. House this week. But for the bill to become law, an identical bill must pass the Democrat-controlled Senate and be signed by the president. So far, no companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.
The bill would close a loophole in federal law that makes the records of some home-schoolers — including report cards and personal data — public information. Some school districts have interpreted the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act in a way that does not apply to home-schooled or private school students.
The bill number is H.R. 5331. (Student Record Protection Act ).