1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, humbly petition Congress to enact the Academic Sovereignty and Educational Freedom Act. This Act establishes an ironclad federal framework to eliminate foreign interference in domestic education, elevate online and home-based learning to full parity, and permanently secure families against the weaponization, harassment, and overreach of state-run agencies. Section 1: Eradicating Foreign Financial and Ideological Influence • Total K-12 Funding Ban: No public school district, charter network, or online education provider shall accept grants, gifts, software, curricula, or in-kind donations from any foreign government, foreign state-owned corporation, or foreign political party. • Curriculum and Language Sovereignty: It shall be unlawful for any foreign entity to fund, dictate, or influence domestic textbooks, history standards, or civics programs. Furthermore, the mandatory implementation of foreign-state-sponsored language or cultural modules is strictly prohibited. • The Zero-Dollar Threshold: Any educational funding or contract originating from a designated foreign adversary or "country of concern" is banned entirely, with severe forfeiture penalties for any institution attempting to conocer or conceal it. Section 2: Full Parity and Legal Protection for Online Homeschooling • Co-Equal Priority: Online homeschooling and home-based instruction are hereby recognized under federal law as a primary, foundational educational pillar, holding equal priority, prestige, and legal standing to the traditional public school system. • Protection of Digital Access: The right to access online schooling is an absolute extension of the right to education. • Criminalization of Utility and Rate Tampering: Any internet service provider (ISP), telecommunications corporation, or government entity that implements predatory rate hikes, intentional data throttling, "digital toll roads," or discriminatory bandwidth restrictions targeted at home networks or online educational platforms shall be subject to immediate federal investigation. Willful restriction of digital learning infrastructure shall be prosecuted as a federal felony under utility protection and civil rights statutes. Section 3: Absolute Prohibition of State Interference, Weaponization, and Harassment • Immunity from Administrative Harassment: No state, state-run agency, local school board, or government-funded entity shall influence, interfere with, harass, or weaponize administrative systems against any family based on their choice of educational path. • Ban on Retaliatory and Bad-Faith Investigations: The act of choosing home or online education shall never constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion for state agencies (including Child Protective Services or local truancy officers) to initiate welfare checks, investigations, or home inspections. Any such investigation launched without independent, objective, and verified evidence of physical harm or severe neglect—unrelated to the family's educational choices—shall be deemed a bad-faith, weaponized use of state power. • Prohibition of Bureaucratic Intrusion: Local and state governments are strictly barred from introducing arbitrary legislative hurdles, unconstitutional mandatory check-ins, or subjective compliance portfolios designed to pressure, monitor, or restrict families from exercising their independent rights. Section 4: Absolute Sovereignty of the Family Voice • Exclusivity of Consent: The choice of an educational path rests exclusively with the parents, legal guardians, and the children themselves. • Investigation of Hostile Legislation: Any state or local legislation that intentionally creates structural, financial, or bureaucratic barriers to hinder a parent's right to choose online homeschooling shall trigger an immediate civil rights investigation by the Department of Justice for overstepping the boundaries of family sovereignty. Section 5: Accountability and Enforcement • Civil Right of Action & Damages: Parents and guardians retain an immediate, private right of action to sue any local school district, state official, or state agency that engages in weaponized harassment or violates the access, privacy, or parity rights guaranteed under this Act. Damages shall include mandatory legal fees and punitive awards against the offending agency. • Criminal Penalties: Any public official or state-run agency actor who uses their position "under color of law" to systematically harass a family, deny a family their right to online education, or hide foreign educational funding shall face prosecution under 18 U.S. Code § 242, carrying heavy fines and federal imprisonment.