Homeschoolers face 23 yrs. in jail for late paperwork

GOP USA reports:

Parents from two homeschooling families in Ohio face up to 23 years in jail for missing filing deadlines imposed by the state.

Despite the fact that each of the families were relatively new to homeschooling in Ohio — along with hundreds of other families around the country who report having trouble navigating their state’s notice requirements for the first time each year — school district officials filed criminal complaints against them.

This severe course of action of having both families served — which can cost them tens of thousands of dollars in fines and decades behind bars — has baffled attorneys with the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), which serves its 80,000 member families across America.

“Even when a family may have missed a key filing deadline, these situations can often be quickly corrected,” HSLDA Staff Attorney Peter Kamakawiwoole. “And usually, if the family resolves the issue promptly, state officials rarely pursue further action — like criminal prosecution — against the parents.”

Once they discovered the errors, both families quickly righted the wrong(s) … but no matter.

Similar charges were filed against the two families over the past month, with each facing possible jail sentences of more than a decade.

No word yet on this story from ObamaCare supporter John Kasich.