A Marine veteran and mother of five is suing an Oregon school district, alleging officials denied reimbursement for academic curriculum solely because the books reflected a Christian worldview.Tessa Bulzan, who left a six-figure job after an incident at her children’s school conflicted with her moral and biblical beliefs, joined Hillsboro School District’s homeschool partnership program in July 2025.She says the district initially approved her Christian curriculum as academically valid before denying reimbursement months later."There was an incident where a teacher said something against our moral and biblical beliefs, and it was so convicting and, after a lot of prayer, my husband and I decided that I would quit my six-figure job and I would become a stay-at-home mother and start homeschooling our children," Bulzan told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
"And so far, it's been the best decision we've ever made."CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED OVER FIELD TRIP TO MOSQUE WHERE STUDENTS ALLEGEDLY DONNED MUSLIM GARBTessa Bulzan with her family.(Alliance Defending Freedom)Bulzan said joining Hillsboro’s homeschool partnership program felt like an answer to prayer, particularly because homeschooling was expensive, and her husband was earning less than $50,000 in his new job.She said the family was encouraged to learn that the Christian curriculum they were already using, including Abeka and Classical Conversations, met the district’s academic requirements."Then in January, when we went to go reimburse or seek reimbursement for that curriculum, we were denied solely on its author's biblical world beliefs," Bulzan said.Bulzan said she was shocked and devastated when her reimbursement request was denied because the family had planned to use the money for extracurricular activities and additional curriculum.WISCONSIN STUDENT ALLEGES SCHOOL BARRED HER FROM USING BIBLE VERSE AT GRADUATIONA child clasps their hands in prayer over a Bible outdoors.
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