CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY 2025.

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Celebrating Homeschool Awareness Month in May 2025

This resolution declares May 2025 as Homeschool Awareness Month to show that homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many children.

What This Bill Does

• Declares May 2025 as Homeschool Awareness Month in Delaware.
• States the goal of demonstrating how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many kids.
• Lists facts about the number of homeschooled children in the U.S. and Delaware.
• Notes that health issues or special needs are reasons some parents choose to homeschool.

Who It Names or Affects

• Homeschooling families in Delaware
• Parents who consider homeschooling as an option

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution

A formal statement passed by both the House and Senate that does not create new laws or spend money.

Homeschool Awareness Month

May 2025, a time set aside to share information about families who teach their children at home instead of in school.

Limits and Unknowns

• This resolution does not change any laws or rules for schools.
• The text provides statistics but does not explain how the month will be celebrated beyond this statement.

Official Summary Text

CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY 2025.
This Concurrent Resolution celebrates Homeschool Awareness Month in May 2025 and aims to demonstrate how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many children.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Neal & Sen. Wilson

Reps. Hilovsky, K. Johnson, Yearick; Sens. Pettyjohn, Sokola

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48

CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOL AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY 2025.

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, 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 kids.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution celebrates Homeschool Awareness Month in May 2025 and aims to demonstrate how homeschooling can be a better option than regular schooling for many children.