State Rep. Blaine Wilhour Speaks Forcefully in Favor of Home Education

On the annual Cherry Pie Day – a lobby day for Illinois Christian Home Educators, State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Louisville) delivers a bold and unapologetic defense of homeschool families on the House floor.

He calls homeschool parents one of the most powerful forces in our state—and for good reason. These are families who have consistently stood up and pushed back against government overreach into their homes.

Wilhour doesn’t hold back. He points out the failures of the government school system, calls out politicians for putting special interests ahead of parents, and makes the case that homeschooling is producing exactly what our culture desperately needs—critical thinkers and thriving young people.

And he ends with a warning: if lawmakers try once again to regulate homeschool families, they should expect an even stronger response.