What if a school district official, truant officer or social worker calls or comes to the door?
If an official calls, politely get his or her name and number, find out the allegations, and tell the official that you will call back after you speak with your attorney. Immediately call your lawyer or Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), if you are a member, and either one will contact the official on your behalf. If an official or social worker comes to the door, do not panic. Be polite and friendly, but do not allow the official to enter your home or speak to your children without a warrant or court order. Indeed, the only legal ways into your home are with your permission or a search warrant. Instead, politely tell the person that you are legally homeschooling and that home visits are not part of the law. Politely get their business card and find out the allegations. (Federal law requires all social workers to tell you the specific allegations at the “initial time of contact,” so do not fall for the frequently used tactic of the social worker who tells the unsuspecting v
