> No overriding explanation has emerged yet for the widespread drop-off. But experts point to two potential causes: Some parents became so fed up with remote in

> No overriding explanation has emerged yet for the widespread drop-off. But experts point to two potential causes: Some parents became so fed up with remote instruction or mask mandates that they started home-schooling their children or sending them to private or parochial schools that largely remained open during the pandemic. And other families were thrown into such turmoil by pandemic-related job losses, homelessness and school closures that their children simply dropped out. That may be part of it, but has anyone been to a school board meeting this year? It’s been obvious what’s happening, and everyone I know IRL knows what’s going on. Everyone I know with kids is split on ideological grounds, but about half moved to home schooling. Basically, the theme is parents want to assert their rights over their children. The state and school appears (to some) to be overstepping and attempting to take parental rights. There are three factors claimed by the homeschooling crowd. 1. Masking and vaccine mandates for children https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-california-scott-wiener-sexually-transmitted-diseases-fbd45e3e638b44f6287b099663e712dc https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-california-scott-wie... 2. Teaching children about sex and identitarinism https://timcast.com/news/illinois-school-district-to-start-teaching-students-about-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-in-preschool-training-older-kids-to-take-action-against-transgender-sports-bills/ https://timcast.com/news/illinois-school-district-to-start-t... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10814979/Wisconsin-school-district-files-Title-IX-complaint-against-3-middle-school-students.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10814979/Wisconsin-... https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/05/10/gop-leaders-point-to-north-texas-school-board-wins-as-strike-against-crt/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/05/10/gop-lea... https://theroanokestar.com/2022/05/07/judge-loudoun-co-school-board-guilty-of-gagging-parents/ https://theroanokestar.com/2022/05/07/judge-loudoun-co-schoo... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/loudoun-county-trans.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/loudoun-county-tr... https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/17/mom-assignment-school-board-cuts-her-off/ https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/17/mom-assignment-school-boa... 3. Racism in the classroom https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-board-recall-election-san-francisco-three-members/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-board-recall-election-sa... https://news.yahoo.com/atlanta-elementary-school-accused-segregating-175627598.html https://news.yahoo.com/atlanta-elementary-school-accused-seg...