Education · Portland, OR Metro · October 16, 2026
Oregon District Denies Homeschool Funds Over 'Christian Worldview' Curriculum
Tessa Bulzan, a mother of five in the Hillsboro School District in Oregon, is suing after the district refused to reimburse her for homeschooling curriculum because of its "Christian and biblical worldview," according to court documents reported by The Daily Wire. Bulzan left her corporate job to homeschool her children and enrolled in the district's Homeschooling Partnership reimbursement program, which she says she was told would cover religious materials. When she submitted receipts, the district denied reimbursement, citing the curriculum's Christian content in core subjects. The district did reimburse Math-U-See, despite its author's Christian worldview, but according to the article, the program covers books with LGBT and animist/pantheistic themes, such as "Julián Is a Mermaid" and "We Are Water Protectors." Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Kate Anderson, Bulzan argues the denial violates the First Amendment's free exercise clause and the Fourteenth Amendment's protection of parental rights. The case is pending in court; the district's full legal response was not included in the reporting.
Source: The Daily Wire
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Why Bible-Believing Christians Should Care
This matters because a public program offering to fund homeschool curriculum on neutral terms appears, by the district's own stated reasoning, to exclude families specifically for holding a biblical worldview — while reimbursing materials that promote competing religious and ideological claims about gender and nature. Scripture commands parents to raise children in the instruction of the Lord, and the Constitution has long protected that right against government interference. When a district picks winners and losers based on whether curriculum reflects Christian content, it is not neutrality — it is viewpoint discrimination against biblical families specifically. Christian parents nationwide should watch how courts rule, since similar reimbursement programs exist in other states and districts.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children — Deuteronomy 6:6-7
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