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On the recordFebruary 24, 1994
Yes. Whatever somebody else calls it, my understanding is that people wanted to be assured that in those States that permit it people who choose to educate their children at home will be permitted to do so. We are not going to get into that field, and that is the intention of that language.
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William Ford
Democratic · Michigan

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The speaker addresses concerns about home education rights in states that allow it.

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