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Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse

Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Public schools, Research

Rodger Williams  June 12, 2025  Most people assume that public schools protect students because the schools’ mandatory reporters contact Child Protective Services (CPS) about suspected child abuse. That assumption is wrong.  Federal child abuse data displays no...
Child Abuse: The Public School Safe Harbor Myth

Child Abuse: The Public School Safe Harbor Myth

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Rodger Williams  Updated February 16, 2024   Public school advocates maintain that their schools protect students from child abuse because of mandatory reporters. But Federal data fails to support that assumption. Younger children are subject to higher rates of abuse...
Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse (New Jersey)

Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse (New Jersey)

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Public schools, Research

Rodger Williams July 28, 2025 Public schools are commonly assumed to protect their students from child abuse because of mandatory reporters. We now have visible evidence showing that assumption to be false and the research explaining why. 85% of students are in the...
Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse (Connecticut)

Why Public Schools Fail To Protect Students From Child Abuse (Connecticut)

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Public schools, Research

Rodger Williams July 21, 2025 Public schools are commonly assumed to protect their students from child abuse because of mandatory reporters. We now have visible evidence showing that assumption to be false and the research explaining why. 85% of students are in the...
National Study on Homeschool Child Abuse

National Study on Homeschool Child Abuse

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Brian Ray March 15, 2023 Excerpt: First, [Ray and Shakeel] obtained a nationally representative sample. Second, they collected data from the adult sample that included the full year-by-year 13-year schooling history and demographics during both childhood and...
Primary Reason Behind Homeschooling is Lack of Safety in the Public Schools

Primary Reason Behind Homeschooling is Lack of Safety in the Public Schools

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Steven Duvall July 7, 2020 Excerpt: During my 40 years in the field of school psychology, I’ve observed a significant shift in parents’ primary reasons for homeschooling. Years ago, parents ranked religious reasons at the top of their motivations for...
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