After an Association member’s son reached eighteen years of age, his noncustodial father terminated his health insurance and child support. The mother appealed to the Texas attorney general’s office. After receiving no satisfaction from the office of the attorney general, the mother contacted THSC. Tim Lambert wrote a letter to a representative of the state attorney general’s office explaining that students in private schools may continue to receive child support even after their eighteenth birthdays.
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About Tim Lambert
Tim Lambert, president of Texas Home School Coalition (the state home school support organization since 1986), has been involved in home school leadership in Texas since 1984. He and his wife Lyndsay taught their four now-grown children at home for 16 years, graduating the last two in 2000. As the head of the organization for the leading home school state in the country, Tim is recognized as an authority on home education issues in Texas. In this capacity, he has testified before numerous Texas legislative committees on issues related to home schooling. He often deals with state government agencies, including the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, on home education issues and has served as an expert witness on home education in a number of court cases. He has also addressed such conferences as the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers on the topic.
Tim holds a B.A. in political science from Texas Tech University and is active in the political arena, having served eight years as Republican National Committeeman for Texas. He is committed to serving the home schooling community and to protecting parents’ right to choose the method of education of their children.