During his Director’s Report to the Greene County Board of Education Thursday , Director of Schools Dr. Chris Malone reported there are now around 1,400 students being home schooled in Greeneville and Greene County. That number he said has gone up about 300 since the beginning of the current school year.
Malone expressed concerns with the numbers, saying he had participated in the Niswonger Foundation Legislative Convening in November and presented on the need for legislation around ever-changing home school numbers.
He said last night he is hoping the legislature can create a bill that can help stem the tide of people avoiding truancy issues and DCS issues by escaping to home school, but at the same time preserve the home school ability for the families that put a lot of effort into teaching their children.
Malone said he also had a meeting with State Representative David Hawk to discuss possible topics that might come up during the next session of the General Assembly and thanked Hawk for the strong support he gives to the school system.
