Homeschoolers Win Battle to Expose Connecticut and Media Lies in Connection to Youngster Homicide Case
Republished with permission from AbleChild.
The tragic homicide of 12-year-old Jacquelene in New Britain sparked deceptive claims blaming homeschooling for the failure to find her and forestall this horrific final result. These claims have now been decisively refuted by authorized representatives, advocacy teams, and key regulation enforcement clarifications. This has turned the tide in favor of the homeschooling group and uncovered critical systemic failures for Jacquelene.
Governor Ned Lamont lastly commented on the case as did a number of lawmakers in Connecticut solely to proceed to look to control homeschooling reasonably than take duty for his or her failed company the division of kids and household providers (DCF) that misplaced contact with the household previous to the homicide. Connecticut is a one-party system, a failed state. Due to this fact, the state has no different choice then to lash out on the households which have left the harmful training system to homeschool their kids. This little lady’s household are merchandise of DCF; and all of the lawmakers of the state are fully answerable for this final result. That is the state’s “proof primarily based” outcomes we hear a lot about in all of the legislative hearings the place the general public will get little or no enter, if any in any respect.
Nothing modifications, if nothing modifications and that’s precisely the best way they prefer it. Now The DCF Company will “self assess” the place they went flawed, classes discovered – rinse and repeat. It’s disgusting! One lawmaker even said DCF missed the mark on this one, you assume? Josh Michtom, a senior legal professional on the Middle for Kids’s Advocacy claims “We want well-supported places of work, psychological well being care and an oversight physique, and I don’t assume now we have any of these issues proper now.” Are you kidding? What’s the behavioral well being oversight partnership that allocates hundreds of thousands in psychological well being funding? That is mainly corruption and fraud. Let’s simply say it.
Partial disclosures and misrepresentations increase questions concerning the State company and public faculties’ motives. There are not any paperwork to again up why the State misplaced observe of the household. These points should not deflect from the true failings in defending Jacquelene. Lawyer Deborah Stevenson, representing the homeschooling group, has publicly refuted claims that Jacquelene was homeschooled on the time of her dying (press launch beneath). Court docket data clearly present she was murdered in late June 2024, which was over two months earlier than her mom filed homeschooling paperwork in August 2024. This timeline is irrefutable and straight contradicts the false media narrative claiming homeschooling was a contributing issue in line with the press launch.
New Britain Police confirmed that Jacquelene stays, found in October 2025, have been in a complicated state of decomposition. Investigators consider her dying occurred whereas her household was residing in Farmington, the place her physique was reportedly saved within the household’s basement earlier than transferring to New Britain. House Faculty Lawyer Deborah Stevenson confirmed from courtroom paperwork that the kid died in June 2024, over two months earlier than homeschooling paperwork was filed.
Even Folks Journal jumped to run Connecticut’s unverified reporting with out checking details. The media seems to keep away from any kind of investigative reporting. The media continues to cowl up for not solely failed politicians however failed insurance policies that failed this 12-year-old. This flawed information sends the shoppers the flawed idea that by some means homeschooling is the explanation that authorities misplaced observe of this younger little one; this negatively affect the homeschooling group with none details.
This timeline underscores neglect and abuse by these answerable for her care beneath what seems to be the unwatchful eye of DCF and the general public faculty system. Bear in mind, there are 98,000 kids in Connecticut who’re lacking from attending public faculty. The place are these kids?
Police Chief Matt Marino clarified his remarks that the media inaccurately reported as incontrovertible fact that Jacquelene was homeschooled. He emphasised it was “reportedly” so. He added that he would depart it as much as the Division of Kids and Households (DCF) to talk for themselves.
The oversight failure by each the college system and DCF let Jacquelene go lacking for therefore lengthy with out detection. The Superintendent, who claims he has kinds regarding Jacquelene’s education, should launch all data and never selectively launch some. When the colleges are requested to supply the psychological well being data of the mass killers, they disguise behind privateness legal guidelines, but this Superintendent is prepared to launch a few of these data in charge homeschoolers? The obtrusive query to the Superintendent must be: When was the final time you noticed this little one alive? His feedback must be backed up with paperwork? let’s see all of them or is that this declare to deflect consideration from the college and DCF’s function within the dying of this little one? This vital distinction highlights how unverified statements have been incorrectly introduced as confirmed details.
All data from the DCF concerning this household, together with all faculty data, must be totally launched—not selectively leaked to wreck homeschooling communities throughout the nation, however they gained’t be, after all. The main target should shift to holding accountable these businesses answerable for defending weak kids, who on this case tragically failed Jacquelene, and naturally the murderers answerable for her dying.
NATIONAL HOME EDUCATION LEGAL DEFENSE, LLC
Lawyer Deborah G. Stevenson
Founder
P.O. Field 704
Southbury, CT 06488
(860) 354-3590
October 16, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
This can be a discover to all media shops, along with the general public.
Ever for the reason that story broke concerning the poor unlucky New Britain 12 yr outdated lady whose mom, aunt, and one other are accused of murdering her, rumors started to fly that the lady was “homeschooled” and was killed after signing a withdrawal kind on August 26, 2024 stating the household was transferring to Farmington, and signing one other kind that very same day indicating the mom’s intent to “faculty her at dwelling”.
NHELD has shunned commenting on that as a result of the kinds that she purportedly signed haven’t been launched, such that the declare stays easy rumour.
We’re commenting now, nevertheless, as a result of we do have proof that the date that the homicide occurred was June 21, 2024. How do we all know that and what’s the proof?
We all know as a result of now we have learn the publicly out there Case Element showing on the state’s Judicial Web site regarding the mom, Karla Garcia. The hyperlink to that web site is: https://www.jud2.ct.gov/crdockets/CaseDetail.aspx?source=Pending&Key=f71b6c85-9563-4dbc-af16-c2b11927805e
On that web site, you will note that it exhibits that Karla Garcia has been charged, amongst different issues, with homicide. Adjoining to the cost you will note a column stating the “Date of Offense”. Underneath that column it’s clearly listed that the Date of Offense of the homicide is June 21, 2024.
That is extraordinarily vital as a result of if the Date of the Offense is June 21, 2024, when the little lady was enrolled within the fifth grade on the public faculty, then it might seem that the kid was murdered over a month BEFORE the mom allegedly signed the withdrawal and spot of intent to highschool at dwelling kinds, on August 26, 2024. That seems to be an affordable conclusion primarily based on the out there details recognized presently.
Assuming that to be the case, then, the entire rumors, statements, and arguments which were swirling round within the media till now clamoring about the necessity to “regulate homeschooling” as a result of this tragic homicide was precipitated as a result of the lady was “homeschooled”, is totally false. Those that are answerable for spreading these rumors now owe the homeschool group a really giant and real apology.
This must be a wakeup name to everybody. It’s by no means a superb factor to leap to conclusions with out having strong details first. We hope the lesson is nicely discovered.
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