Tips for Talking to your Missouri House Representative
When contacting your Missouri House Representative regarding Bill SB727, consider using the following key points to express your concerns:
Reject Harmful Homeschool Language: Demand the removal of all provisions that could negatively impact homeschooling.
Oppose SB727: It's a bill pushed by lobbyists and favored by a majority in the MO House. Demand amendment to exclude homeschoolers in any way or outright rejection.
Ensure Homeschoolers' Exemption from Gun Laws: Demand the amendment of SB727 to completely remove references to homeschoolers, ensuring their Second Amendment rights remain protected.
Refuse DESE (MO Dept Education) Oversight for Homeschoolers: Do not allow DESE to regulate or enroll homeschool students.
Say No to Education Budget Inflation: Oppose any proposals to significantly increase the education budget by hundreds of millions.
Stop DESE's Overreach: Do not support further expansion of DESE's control over both public and private education in Missouri.
Reject SB727's WOKE Curriculum: Vote against SB727 to avoid introducing a liberal book program and mandatory data collection into Missouri homes.
Keep Private School Hiring Free: Do not force private schools to hire only DESE-certified teachers; maintain their autonomy.
Demand Transparency with EAO Funds: Reject any bill that obscures the use of funds by EAOs, potentially setting up for financial misuse.
Request Program Data: Ask for solid evidence of the program's success since its start in 2021 before agreeing to any expansion.