AbleChild: Homeschoolers Hammer Connecticut with FOIA Requests, Expose Pattern of State Corruption from Sandy Hook to Waterbury | The Gateway Pundit

Guest post by AbleChild Organization – republished with permission.

Connecticut’s homeschool community is demanding transparency and accountability from state agencies through a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. This action is in response to a pattern of blaming homeschoolers when state agencies fail to protect children. In the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy and the 2018 death of Matthew Tirado, homeschoolers were falsely blamed and faced increased regulation calls despite not being responsible for these incidents.

AbleChild, a national advocacy group, has succeeded in passing landmark legislation in Tennessee, requiring toxicology testing for psychotropic drugs in deceased mass shooters and mandating public disclosure of relevant drug histories. This law serves as a model for similar legislation under consideration in Wyoming.

Despite the fact that Matthew Tirado was never homeschooled, state officials blamed homeschooling and called for further regulation. Now, in the 2025 Waterbury case, homeschoolers are seeking all related documents through a new FOIA request. The Waterbury victim was enrolled in public school for five full years, with numerous reports of abuse and neglect going unaddressed.

Deborah Stevenson, a prominent advocate for homeschooling rights, is leading the fight for homeschooling freedoms in Connecticut. State agencies are pushing for sweeping new controls over how and what parents may teach their children.

With legislative leaders signaling they may tuck these changes into a final budget bill without public debate or hearings, Connecticut’s homeschoolers are bracing for a fight over fundamental rights.

For Legal Updates and Interviews contact:
Attorney Deborah G. Stevenson
email:   [email protected]

P.O. Box 704
Southbury, CT 06488
Tel. (860) 354-3590
Fax (860) 354-9360
Cell (203) 206-4282

AbleChild will be working with logicalconservative.com on a fundraising campaign for a State-Saving trip to Connecticut.

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