CONCORD, N.H. — Parents of home-schooled children asked lawmakers Tuesday to reject a proposal to increase state oversight of what they teach.

Bill Would Require Home Schools To Submit First-Year Plan

A bill being considered by a House committee would require parents to submit a one-page plan for a home-school student’s first year of education. Supporters said it’s intended to keep children from falling through the cracks.

"To have that initial year be a planning stage, it allows communication between the district and the parents," said Roberta Tenney of the Department of Education.

But home-school parents said the paperwork would deter parents from considering home schooling."It ends up being intimidating to them so that many people who would start home schools just choose not to start," said Chris Hamilton of the Home Education Advisory Council.

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