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Oppose Harmful Restrictions in SF 1740 

Summary:
Minnesota Senate File 1740 (SF 1740) proposes limiting who can help instruct homeschooled children, restricting instruction to only parents, legal guardians, or licensed teachers.
This would hurt co-ops, collaborative learning groups, unschoolers, and secular homeschooling families who rely on flexible, community-driven education models.

✅ The good news: SF 1740 is still in committee — there's time to influence it!

🚨 How You Can Help:

• Send an email to your state senator and representative

• Make a quick phone call

• (Optional) Contact House Education Policy Committee members
  
  

Your voice matters — a few minutes of action can help preserve the educational flexibility that so many families rely on.

📞 Phone Call Script:

Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a homeschooling parent in [Your Town].

I’m calling to ask [Senator/Representative Name] to oppose or amend SF 1740, especially the parts that limit who can help instruct homeschooled kids.

My family learns in a community with other homeschoolers — we collaborate, support one another, and sometimes share instruction.

This bill would make that so much harder, especially for unschooling families or those with neurodiverse kids.

Please make sure SF 1740 protects diverse educational models in Minnesota and I am urging the Senator/Representative to work to amend or oppose this bill unless these limitations are removed.

Thank you!

✉️ Email Script:

Dear [Senator/Representative] [Last Name],

My name is [Your Name], and I’m a homeschooling parent and community leader in [City or Region], Minnesota. I’m writing to express concern about provisions in SF 1740, particularly those that restrict who may instruct homeschooled children.

As written, the bill appears to limit instruction to a child’s legal guardian or a licensed teacher. This would negatively impact secular, unschooling, and cooperative learning communities across the state — including families like mine, who learn together in small groups, share teaching roles, and support neurodiverse learners through flexible, personalized approaches.

These new restrictions would:

✔️Undermine non-traditional educational models like unschooling and self-directed education
✔️Make it harder for families to receive help from community members, tutors, or relatives
✔️Create unnecessary barriers for families who are already deeply committed to educating their children

We agree with protecting children and ensuring quality education — but these provisions go too far. Please work to amend or oppose this bill unless these limitations are removed.

Thank you for your service and for listening to the families you represent.

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your City]
[Optional: How long you've homeschooled / a sentence about your approach]

🔍 Find Your Legislators:

👉 https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/

🏅 Extra Credit:

Even though SF 1740 is currently in the Senate, related discussions happen in the House too.

You can send messages to the House Education Policy Committee members here: 

➡️ https://www.house.mn.gov/committees/home/94006