Part 64 (2/2)

them. Ebbert told me, quite proudly I might add, that none

of his kids have ever gone to public school, that his wife

homeschools them all because, as he put it, 'they don't want

the government filling their kids' heads with a bunch of lib-

eral garbage.”'

Maggie sighed. ”I wonder what he fills their heads with?”

”Yeah,” agreed Scott. ”Shouldn't that be considered

some sort of child abuse or something? I can't believe it's

actually legal to keep American kids from going to a real

school and being around other kids.”

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”Well, the issue isn't really about homeschooling. I

happen to know people who teach their children at home

and do a fantastic job of it. But this thing with Ebbert is

something completely different.”

”He did say one thing that got my attention.” Scott low-

ered his voice. ”He's pretty ticked off that Michael Abundi

is still here. That might even be what set him off on this new

crusade of his. He said it's just a matter of time until the

minorities (well, he didn't say it quite like that) would be

taking over this whole area-just like down in California.

Then he looked at me as if I were a case in point.” Scott

laughed uneasily. ”At first I didn't know exactly what he

meant. I know it sounds strange, but I sometimes forget that

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