Colorado homeschoolers fear new state database threatens freedom

Colorado Homeschoolers Fear New State Database Threatens Freedom

Written By: Ben DeGrow
Published In: School Reform News
Publication Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: The Heartland Institute

Homeschool activists in Colorado knew they had reason to be wary of the new majority in the state legislature, but they also were disappointed by one of their allies this spring when Gov. Bill Owens (R) signed a bill changing the state's immunization tracking system.

In the 2004 elections, several state lawmakers who had demonstrated support for the homeschool agenda were replaced by less-supportive officials. Familiar legislation that had been opposed--and previously defeated--by the homeschool community progressed this year through the House and Senate.