On a private call with Christian millionaires, home-schooling pioneer Michael Farris pushed for a strategy aimed at siphoning billions of tax dollars from public schools

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  • @who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world
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    131 year ago

    Remember folks 9 times out of 10 when a child is being abused its by their parents or guardian. Think about that when these people talk about giving parents absolute control over another human.

    • @shadowSprite@lemmy.world
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      81 year ago

      These parents don’t believe that children have rights, so what they are doing isn’t abuse in their mind. My mother once told me in a fit of rage that as long as I lived in her home I wasn’t a human being and had no rights as one beyond what she decided I could have. They believe they should have absolute control over their children, because of course you should have absolute control over your property. I respect my cats boundaries more than these people do their childrens.

      In a slightly related topic, check out homeschools invisible children if you want to be horrified. It’s a project by the Coalition for Responsible Home Education and is only a small fraction of what happens at home. This needs to be spoken about more:

      www.hsinvisiblechildren.org