6 year old Budde Lee Clark was brutally beaten to death by his stepmother, Robin Gosnell. Gosnell lived in North Carolina and homeschooled the 6 year old and her 13 year old son, although she apparently did not actually educate either child. Officials said she had homeschooled—carefully following registration requirements—in order to hide the children away and control them.
Date: January 1997
Location: Cleveland, North Carolina
| Documents: | Date: |
| Home Schooled Child Got No Education | 1997-02-18 |
| Child’s Death Raises Questions about Home Schooling | 1997-02-18 |
| Report: Stepmother Accused of Beating Stepson to Death Abused Home School Laws | 1997-02-18 |
