COVID-19 drove parents to home-school their kids, but classroom politicization kept them there, Texas mom says
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A Texas mother moved her children from public school to home-school to keep her children away from gender identity discussions and to avoid political bias.
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The number of Lone Star State students pulled from public schools in favor of home education increased by 40% in spring 2021 compared to the previous year, according to recently released Texas Education Agency data. Many families shifted to home-schooling as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, but Carter believes many parents continued teaching their kids themselves because of disagreements with the curricula.
Parents want control over "who they learn from, and the content of what they are learning," she told Fox News.