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🌱 How a Waterbury abuse case is reshaping Connecticut’s homeschooling debate

Spotted on the Waterbury calendar: Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Waterbury abuse case is reshaping Connecticut’s homeschooling debate

Also on today's calendar: Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut Debates Adding Oversight to Homeschooling (governing.com) — Waterbury appears in a disturbing child-abuse case that helped trigger Connecticut’s push to add oversight to homeschooling, including possible annual notifications and evaluations. The story follows families, advocates, and lawmakers across the state as they wrestle with how to protect children while respecting parents’ rights, highlighting deep divisions over whether new rules would help or hurt responsible homeschoolers.
   

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