The article discusses the case of a woman accused of imprisoning and abusing her stepson in Connecticut, highlighting the inadequacies of the state's homeschooling regulations. After being withdrawn from school in fourth grade, the victim suffered severe neglect and abuse for decades. Experts point out that Connecticut's lack of oversight in homeschooling means that children can effectively vanish from educational systems without checks on their wellbeing. This tragic case illustrates the potential dangers of insufficient legal frameworks protecting vulnerable children.
Once he was pulled from school, his weekday routine and captivity became brutally consistent for the rest of his life.
When a child is dis-enrolled from school, with a caregiver saying, 'I'm withdrawing my child to homeschool,' that kind of ends it.
Connecticut has no system for that and has been reluctant to create a system yet.
The regulations do not appear to have any real means of enforcement.
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