. >> reviews are echoed by the home school legal defense association and its founder michael ferris. >> we defend the right of home schooling families to have free choices. the association has a dozen full-time lawyers. they actively work against legislationlation, working to change state laws. healther doane believes she's you will against an organization with plenty of cloud. >> why do you think politicians are reluctant to talk about this? >> it's a third rail. they monitor all election on home schooling in each state. if there's anything they think potentially is an issue they put out an e-alert to the members and home school parents who are not members. you have a constituency that are mobilized and floods the lawmakers offices with phone calls, letters, threats of pulling political support. nobody wants to touch it. many of the children left at home remain invisible. >> we reached out to the home school association, due to the bad weather they had to cancel. they did email a statement: >> that is striking, because there are a lot of stories, and you hear so many, success storie

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