{"id":16839,"date":"2015-01-20T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=16839"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:06:15","slug":"parents-oppose-districts-policy-of-interrogating-homeschoolers-on-religious-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/parents-oppose-districts-policy-of-interrogating-homeschoolers-on-religious-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Oppose District\u2019s Policy of \u2018Interrogating\u2019 Homeschoolers on Religious Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Garrett Haley<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-22127 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/School-bus.jpg\" alt=\"School bus\" width=\"248\" height=\"168\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong> Christian News Network<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOOCHLAND, Va.<\/strong> \u2013 Hundreds of concerned parents in Virginia recently voiced opposition to a controversial policy that allows school officials to grill homeschool parents and students on their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Goochland County Public Schools began requiring homeschool parents to reapply for a religious exemption to public education once their children turn 14 years old. The school district also requires homeschool families to write statements describing their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore the School Board takes action on a request for a religious exemption, the parent\u00a0must submit the application, a letter of statement explaining their bona fide\u00a0religious beliefs and in the case of a student age 14 or older, a statement from the child stating\u00a0his\/her bona fide religious beliefs,\u201d the school policy\u00a0states.<\/p>\n<p>The policy also gives the school board permission to schedule meetings with homeschool parents and students to question their religious beliefs. <a href=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/2015\/01\/20\/parents-oppose-districts-policy-of-interrogating-homeschoolers-on-religious-beliefs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> For information on how to protect your children spiritually and educationally, read<a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtoprotectyourchild.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Berit Kjos&#8217;<\/a> book, <em>How to Protect Your Child From the New Age &amp; Spiritual Deception.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Garrett Haley Christian News&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1694,46,385,45],"tags":[42,59,2920,173,2914,338,490,541,1717],"class_list":["post-16839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children-at-risk","category-homeschooling-at-risk","category-politics","category-freedom-signs-of-the-times","category-signs-of-the-times","tag-persecution","tag-america","tag-politics","tag-freedom","tag-children-at-risk","tag-marxism","tag-homeschooling","tag-berit-kjos","tag-virginia","wpcat-17-id","wpcat-1694-id","wpcat-46-id","wpcat-385-id","wpcat-45-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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