Jenelle Evans has determined to homeschool her youngsters once more.
The truth star has hopped on her Instagram to defend her parenting alternative despite the fact that she is aware of what a few of her followers consider her.
This isn’t Jenelle Evans’ first time selecting homeschooling for her youthful youngsters. In April 2024, she pulled Kaiser and Ensley from faculty after saying she had realized their faculty was not secure, whereas her oldest son Jace remained in common faculty.
Evans defined that she had determined to homeschool her youngsters and insisted she was not performing as their conventional instructor. She mentioned she places the youngsters on the pc for his or her classes. Evans defined that Kaiser’s repeated “bullying” was one of many greatest causes behind the choice.
In response to the social media influencer, her son had handled intimidation in Las Vegas and North Carolina earlier than experiencing it once more at his newest faculty. She mentioned the current incidents primarily concerned his weight, which made her unwilling to proceed sending him into the identical atmosphere.
The “Teen Mother 2” alum additionally defined that her CRPS prognosis has made driving tough. She mentioned the college was about 40 minutes away, making the morning and afternoon journeys devour roughly two to 3 hours of her day. Her choice additionally provides her extra management over what her youngsters are studying.
The mom of three revealed that she feels extra snug understanding what’s being taught and never having to fret about something she considers inappropriate being put into their heads.
Evans shared on her Instagram web page that homeschooling provides the youngsters extra flexibility if she must journey. She additionally revealed that the primary week had gone nicely, along with her youngsters finishing their schoolwork in about two hours whereas she remained close by to assist.
Followers Have Blended Reactions To Her Parenting Alternative
Evans’ clarification instantly drew blended reactions from her followers. Some followers supported her choice and praised her for responding to the bullying relatively than permitting Kaiser to proceed struggling at college. One supporter wrote, “Bullying can impression a baby so deeply,” whereas praising Evans for giving her youngsters a secure and loving atmosphere to study and develop.
One fan inspired her to maintain going, whereas one other fan instructed her she was “a wise gal” and will do what feels proper. Different followers had been much less satisfied by her reasoning. One commenter bluntly wrote, “Technique to isolate them,” whereas one other questioned whether or not Evans had thought of utilizing a faculty bus as an alternative.
Some followers took a extra impartial view. One mentioned homeschooling is completely different from what it was and admitted they may contemplate it themselves sometime. The repeated bullying, well being challenges, and the calls for of getting Evans’ youngsters to high school have made her resort to homeschooling.
Jenelle Evans Pulled Her Children Out Of College In 2024
Evans’ newest choice echoes a alternative she made in April 2024. On the time, she introduced that she had pulled Kaiser and Ensley from faculty for the rest of the college yr as a result of she believed their faculty was not secure. She didn’t clarify the precise security considerations then.
The previous MTV character revealed she wished to maintain her youngsters at dwelling, watch over them, and provides them a break from what she described as an excessively annoying interval. Throughout that earlier homeschooling interval, she turned on a regular basis outings into studying alternatives.
The mom took her youngsters to locations together with an aquarium and native museums, the place they realized about topics equivalent to gravity, climate, tornadoes, and waterfalls.
Evans acquired each criticism and assist after making that alternative. One critic questioned whether or not she had even accomplished a yr of faculty and steered she was not certified to homeschool her youngsters. She responded by sharing images from her 2015 commencement from medical helping faculty.
The TV star fired again on the critic, making it clear that she believed her training gave her sufficient purpose to defend her choice. The circumstances surrounding her household had been additionally sophisticated on the time.
Us Magazine reported that Evans filed for separation from David Eason in 2024, simply six years of marriage. She determined to separate from Eason. “I might’ve skipped straight to divorce, however I couldn’t as a result of within the state of North Carolina, you need to be legally separated for a yr, and you need to show you’ve got two separate addresses,” she mentioned.
The Heated Household Reunion

In 2017, Kaiser’s grandmother Doris Hewlett Davidson accused Evans’ ex-Eason of abusing the then-3-year-old throughout a “Teen Mother 2” reunion. Davidson mentioned she was frightened for Kaiser and claimed the kid had repeatedly mentioned: “Nana, David punched me.” Nathan Griffith, Kaiser’s father, additionally mentioned he had beforehand seen bruises on his son.
Evans denied the allegations on the time. She mentioned she doubted her husband would punch a baby and maintained that she had repeatedly requested Davidson about marks on Kaiser every time he returned from visits. The scenario grew to become heated through the reunion.
Eason walked off the stage with Evans after changing into upset about how he was being portrayed, and the couple left regardless of MTV producers asking them to return.
Eason later defined by means of Evans that he didn’t wish to return as a result of he had extreme anxiousness and disliked Dr. Drew. Evans defended him, saying that he was protecting of her and have become upset when anybody made her cry.
Nathan, in the meantime, described Evans and Eason’s relationship as controlling. He additionally objected to Eason disciplining Kaiser, arguing that the kid already had each a father and a mom, as shared by PEOPLE.
Jenelle Evans Is Dealing With One other Separate Difficulty Involving Her Eldest Son
In August 2026, she marked her oldest son Jace’s seventeenth birthday with an emotional message praising his intelligence, curiosity, and development. “I HAVE A 17-YEAR-OLD!” She wrote in pleasure. She shared that being a youngster will be tough however mentioned Jace gave the impression to be dealing with it nicely.
Followers complimented Evans’ effort in elevating her baby. “I preserve considering he’s a child. He’s rising up. You probably did a superb job elevating him,” a fan mentioned. The Blast had beforehand reported that Evans made a put up about her go to to her son on the establishment. Jace’s mother additionally revealed that the previous six months had been tough and mentioned her son’s happiness remained her precedence.
She additionally mentioned she would do no matter was essential to assist him enhance bodily and mentally. The TV movie star defined that she rigorously selected what she shared publicly. Evans had beforehand criticized folks for disrespecting Jace’s privateness.
Jenelle Evans’ parenting alternative seems to be much less about pleasing critics and extra about what she believes is finest for her youngsters.
