Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to keep their children from public view with no protective oversight.
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to keep their children from public view with no protective oversight.
The stepson, now 32, told police that he was removed from public school in the fourth grade and that he was homeschooled.
His stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, was released from jail Thursday after she posted $300,000 bail on charges of imprisoning and starving her stepson.
Her attorney Ioannis Kaloidis said Sullivan denies any wrongdoing.
Waterbury police have not publicly identified the stepson, who they said is 5-feet-9 and weighs 68 pounds. He told police he had been severely abused since age 11, enduring “prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment,” they said.
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