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Bill Would Require Testing for Home School Students

February 9, 1999
By: Karyn Dest
State Capital Bureau

A battle is brewing at the State Capitol over testing for home school students. Karyn Dest reports from Jefferson City.

Hundreds of home school students and their parents arrived at Missouri's Capitol to protest a bill that would require standardized testing for home schooled students.

Kansas City Democratic Representative Bill Skaggs says he wants a state standard for home schooled students.

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Contents: Skaggs says the bill would protect children whose parents don't educate them.

But opponents of the bill say it gives the government too much power over home school education.

The bill has to pass out of a House committee before going to the Floor.

A battle is brewing at the State Capitol over testing for home school students. Karyn Dest reports from Jefferson City.

Hundreds of home school students from across the state arrived at Missouri's Capitol to protest a bill that would require standardized testing for home schooled students.

Kansas City Representative Bill Skaggs says he wants to protect children who aren't being taught by their parents.

Families for Home Education spokesman Diane McClelland says the bill gives government too much power over home school education.

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Contents: McClelland says the tests would prevent parents from creating specialized education for their children.

The bill has to pass out of a House committee before going to the Floor.