Gov. Youngkin and Grassroots Score Massive Victory for Homeschooling, by Moira Gleason 

Homeschool families in Virginia celebrated a victory Thursday after the Virginia state Senate backed away from a bill that threatened religious exemptions for homeschoolers.

SB 1031 sought to get rid of an exemption that permits families in the state to homeschool their children because of their religious convictions. After initially voting to pass the bill, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee acted on a motion to reconsider and voted 13-2 to pass by indefinitely on the bill, meaning the bill will not go to the Senate floor unless the committee takes the bill up again.

This comes after Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, said he would veto the bill in a statement to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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“Governor Youngkin will always stand up for parents’ rights and education freedom in Virginia, especially Virginia’s vibrant homeschool community,” Christian Martinez, the governor’s press secretary, told The Daily Signal. “The bill targeting thousands of homeschool families would never become law in Virginia on Governor Youngkin’s watch.” ….

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