CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY 2026.

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Neal & Sen. Hocker

Reps. Yearick, Hilovsky, Dukes; Sens. Huxtable, Pettyjohn, Buckson, Brown, Cruce, Hansen, Hoffner, Lawson, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Paradee, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Seigfried, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 123

CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY 2026.

WHEREAS, there are approximately 3.7 million children who are homeschooled in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, homeschoolers make up 6.73% of all school-age children (K-12) in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, parents and guardians report that about 5.2 percent of children ages 5 to 17 received academic homeschooling; and

WHEREAS, for 15% of parents of homeschooling children, a reason for homeschooling is a physical or mental health problem that has lasted six months or more; and

WHEREAS, Pew Research reports 21% of homeschooled children’s parents say they choose to homeschool because their child has other special needs that they feel the school cannot or will not meet; and

WHEREAS, according to the National Home Education Research Institute, "Homeschool students are regularly engaged in social and educational activities outside their homes and with people other than their nuclear-family members"; and

WHEREAS, homeschooling has been thriving in Delaware under the current homeschool law for over a generation; and

WHEREAS, the current count for Delaware Homeschoolers is nearly 4,500; and

WHEREAS, the number of registered homeschools here in Delaware is 2,500.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that Homeschool Awareness Month is celebrated in May and aims to demonstrate how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many children.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution celebrates Homeschool Awareness Month in May 2026 and aims to demonstrate how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many children.