Education
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Learn about the history of the public school system. The system isn't broken; it was intended to create a dependent, Marxist thinking society in a gradual manner, through the indoctrination of our children.
Suggested Reading: Indoctrinating Our Children to Death by Alex Newman, Battle for the American Mind by Pete Hegseth, and Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto.
Suggested Reading: Indoctrinating Our Children to Death by Alex Newman, Battle for the American Mind by Pete Hegseth, and Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto.
Help us protect the children! Contact us if you're interested in helping with Release Time, running for school board, or learning more about the fight in Columbia against the particular threats to SC public school children.
NOW IS THE TIME to REMOVE your CHILD(REN)!
Find a good Christian school or seek help from the SC Academic Advantage Association to get started with homeschooling and to register your children TODAY! You CANNOT trust the State to protect, teach, and mold your children into the disciples of Christ you want them to be. We have found that trying to redeem the public education system is an impossible task and that raising up your own children in the way they should go is a biblical directive. YOU CAN make it happen! The homeschool community is here to help and we are excited to help open your eyes to the benefits and opportunities that await your family!
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Find a good Christian school or seek help from the SC Academic Advantage Association to get started with homeschooling and to register your children TODAY! You CANNOT trust the State to protect, teach, and mold your children into the disciples of Christ you want them to be. We have found that trying to redeem the public education system is an impossible task and that raising up your own children in the way they should go is a biblical directive. YOU CAN make it happen! The homeschool community is here to help and we are excited to help open your eyes to the benefits and opportunities that await your family!
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Just say "NO" to "school choice"
Lately, “school choice” for private education through voucher programs, educational scholarships and 529 plans are all the rave, and understandably so. Parents are forced to fund a public-school system that is failing to educate our children in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic while promoting harmful social concepts and sexual education. They struggle to find the funds and support necessary to give our kids a better option. They see political leaders expressing empathy for our plight and offering their help.
However, there is profound risk in implementing these well-intended “school choice” programs.
Shekels with Shackles
Vouchers
South Carolina legislators created an entitlement program in 2023 which benefited low to middle income families having public-school students wanting to enter a private K-12 program. Over three years, the voucher program would gradually expand to provide $6000 dollars to 15,000 students per year. Although perceived as inadequate to democrat legislators opposing the bill, certain testing and reporting guidelines, admissions criteria, and health measures were required for schools accepting the vouchers under the direction of the S.C. Department of Education. During the last session, a measure was defeated which would have incorporated homeschoolers into the program. More recently, the SC voucher program was ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court, citing the Blaine amendment, which prohibits public funding of religious or other private education institutions.
Each year, parents in states like Arizona, which deployed such voucher or scholarship programs while under republican leadership, see increasing calls for “oversight” and “transparency” from government officials less enthusiastic about parental rights. The SC legislature will likely try to revive its voucher program by placing a constitutional amendment referendum on the ballot in the next election. This is too complex an issue to solve by a simple ballot question. Do we really want state-funding and state-control over religious and private education?
529 Plan
During a campaign speech, President Donald Trump promised to allow the use of state 529 college savings plans to pay up to $10,000 per year in homeschooling costs. While K-12 private schools are currently eligible for the 529 plan, religious schools are NOT eligible IF the funds are being used for religious purposes. Should that be concerning? Also, the U.S. Department of Education determines the Title IV and 529 fund eligibility of schools through the use of federally recognized private accrediting agencies. Accreditation is the method whereby the executive branch ensures compliance with department policies and international agreements not otherwise required by law. For example, an accrediting agency may drop a Christian college based upon its failure to implement President Biden’s Title IX changes or the agency’s own Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) enrollment policy, thereby threatening the college’s 529 status unless it can find a more friendly federally approved accrediting agency. Consider an example from the healthcare industry. One of only two accrediting agencies available for a hospital's Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) compliance might withdraw accreditation if a hospital refuses to implement recommended discriminatory masking and biweekly COVID-19 testing of unvaccinated individuals. (This was a real scenario for Spartanburg Regional Hospital Systems from May through September of 2022. Research the accreditation agency - Det Norske Veritas.)
What can YOU do?
1) Do more digging into the push for universal "school choice." Below are two excellent resources.
2) Contact your state senator and representative and let them know you want them to
- vote against any bill meant to abolish the Blaine amendment of the SC Constitution, making it lawful to spend tax dollars on religious and private school (EVEN if it is through a constitutional amendment referendum to be decided by uninformed voters!)
- vote for a school choice bill which encourages private educational scholarships through tax deductions for scholarship donors and ensures such a program is NOT regulated by the IRS, the Dept. of Education, or an accreditation agency.
- vote against any bill accepting federal funding of our public schools or private schools tied to the implementation of policies and regulations proposed by the U.S. Dept. of Ed. or other federal agency.
- cut state and local taxes by appropriating state funding for strictly necessary services and projects and NOT for capitalist ventures with big business or pet projects for big donors.
4) Talk to your church about hosting a homeschool cooperative or developing a homeschool scholarship program. Details can be found in the latter chapters of the Shekels with Shackles booklet below.
5) Give to scholarship programs already made available to homeschoolers.
Go to https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/14920/Delegation-Members-Contact-Information to find the contact information for your Spartanburg representative or senator.
Share the following video with them and with friends and family to warn them about the dangers of accepting the tax money for their child's private school education! https://thenewamerican.com/its-a-trap-bringing-homeschools-christian-education-under-control/
Share the following video with them and with friends and family to warn them about the dangers of accepting the tax money for their child's private school education! https://thenewamerican.com/its-a-trap-bringing-homeschools-christian-education-under-control/
We the People and the Power of the Constitution
The Constitution is the Solution for the current issues in our country and state. We DON'T need to change it through an Article V Convention of States to propel America in a new direction. Volunteer to host a Constitution class for your church or community. This six-part video series will help teach the history and function of government in these United States and prepare God's ambassadors to effectively influence their government for Christ. Please check the calendar for upcoming classes, and let us know if you are interested in hosting a class by using our Contact page or visiting the John Birch Society website.
The Constitution is the Solution for the current issues in our country and state. We DON'T need to change it through an Article V Convention of States to propel America in a new direction. Volunteer to host a Constitution class for your church or community. This six-part video series will help teach the history and function of government in these United States and prepare God's ambassadors to effectively influence their government for Christ. Please check the calendar for upcoming classes, and let us know if you are interested in hosting a class by using our Contact page or visiting the John Birch Society website.