Truant Officer Believes SB 136 Would Negate 4th Amendment

At yesterday's informational hearing on SB 136 held by the Senate Education Committee, we learned more about the intended purpose of the bill: to empower jack-booted thugs to kick down doors to make sure that homeschoolers are being properly indoctrinated:

The following exchange took place between Committee Member Senator Luechtefeld and a Truancy Officer:

Senator Luechtefeld: "If they register - will you go to any house and see if you can help?"

Truancy Officer: "Yes sir."

Senator Luechtefeld: "Even those that are doing a really good job?"

Truancy Officer: "That's right. And I'll know very quickly as I knock on the door the ones that are doing a great job won't let me go. They'll want me to come in. The ones that say we don't want you around I'll know to take further action."

Senator Luechtefeld: "I still don't see how this changes things just because they register."

Truancy Officer: "It gives me the name and opportunity."

What this Truancy Officer doesn't seem to understand is that government entities are accountable to the people, the people are not accountable to government entities.

This officer seems to suggest that all home educators should be considered guilty of neglect until they prove themselves innocent by allowing government agents into their homes with no evidence of wrongdoing. This is a dangerous assault on our Fourth Amendment rights. [Emphasis added.]

The relevant portion begins at about 5:00 into the following video:



This is alarming in the extreme. Under no circumstances will I be registering my children with the state. Again we see in this video that SB 136 is not about improving education, but about gaining control.