SHBE supports these Rights of Home-Based Educators in our province:

The Right to educate your child according to your conscientious beliefs;
The Right to privacy including freedom from home visits;
The Right to protection from intrusions by officials;
The Right to choose or make any curriculum for your children;
The Right to choose the approach, method and philosophy you want for your family.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states:

2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a)Freedom of conscience and religion;

“Freedom embraces
both the absence of coercion and constraint,
and the right to manifest beliefs and practices.”
(Home-Based Education Parent’s Handbook)