• Contact: Kashia Davis, Outreach Director
• Email: Kashia@CHEC.org
• Phone: 303-358-7918 | CHEC Office: 720-842-4852

By Kashia Davis

When I review the events of 2025, it leaves me with a top list of reasons why you might want to consider homeschooling your children:

• In the spring of 2025, students from Ponderosa High School were evacuated over a legitimate bomb threat. The student who brought the explosive to school faced many charges, including attempted murder. 
• In April of 2025, parents at an Aurora elementary school had a heart-stopping close call with an unstable man lunging at kids during recess. 
• In December of 2025, Douglas County DA George Brauchler commented that there are five ongoing charges of sexual assault for faculty in Douglas County, the likes of which he hadn’t seen in his 30-year career as a prosecutor. 
• The schools in Elizabeth, CO, were pulled into a legal battle with the ACLU over flagging inappropriate books in their school libraries. That story wasn’t just about books; it was about who gets to decide what our children read and removing parents’ authority. 
• Add in the shooting at Evergreen High School in September of 2025, and you can understand why parents cite “safety” as the top reason they choose to homeschool. 

These are real headlines that impact real people. The homeschool movement is still growing. Lest I leave you with the impression that this is something you are forced to do with gritted teeth, 2025 also gave us some wonderful examples of homeschooling success stories! 

• The Science Olympiad State competition was won by homeschool teams in both high school and middle school categories. 
• Every April for Homeschool Day at the Capitol, the halls of the state capitol are filled with posters giving short biographies of homeschool graduates in Colorado. They range from engineers to authors. The skeptics have been put to rest  — homeschooling works. 

As a mom who started homeschooling for stability in my family’s frequent moves, I can tell you that why you start is often not why you continue. Parents migrating to homeschooling over these safety concerns often discover a greater gift and purpose. Even if the culture suddenly shifted to value parental rights and reform the entire education model, the rewards from homeschooling would be impossible to top.

 

About the Author: Kashia Davis

As the Outreach Director of CHEC, Kashia Davis encourages families to pursue Christ-centered, parent-directed homeschooling. A longtime homeschool mom and ministry leader, she views her work with CHEC as a calling to equip and inspire families across Colorado. She is available to answer your questions via email, Kashia@CHEC.org.