Tag: Tennessee Home Education Association

Claiborne Thornton Says Governor Lee Did Not Consult with Homeschoolers While Crafting School Choice Bill

Kaitlin Housler

Claiborne Thornton, president of the Tennessee Home Education Association, said Governor Bill Lee did not consult with homeschool families before crafting his universal school choice bill, which is currently undergoing debate in the Tennessee General Assembly.

“The bill, the way it was written, the way it was crafted, was without any consultation from any homeschoolers,” Thornton explained on Tuesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show.

Thornton said particular objections to the bill surround the Tennessee Department of Education’s role in facilitating the program.

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Tennessee Home Education Association Schedules Home School Rally Day

Chris Butler

Members of the Tennessee Home Education Association have scheduled their yearly Home School Rally Day March 19 at the state House of Representatives Chambers on the second floor of the Tennessee capitol. THEA President Claiborne Thornton told The Tennessee Star Monday this is an annual event members of the group have held since 1985. “We found it impractical to invite all the legislators into our homes, so we thought we should go to their home,” Thornton said. “We go there and ask home schoolers to come from across the state and to get appointments with legislators and have a meeting with them. We have a program to encourage folks to be there and have displays in the halls and want to make it possible for people to see what is going on with homeschooling right there in their own offices.” One scheduled event is a Davy Crockett Statesman’s Student Congress Debate Tournament. Thornton said he did not know how many homeschoolers will show at the capitol later this month. This is especially because, as far as he knows, there are no bills in this year’s legislative session that affect them. “The first lesson that most children learn is how to…

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