How does the CPSIA affect homeschoolers?
Most homeschool families are single-income families, on limited budgets. This law has made it much more difficult for them to purchase pre-owned materials, and in many cases, to resell the materials with which they are finished.
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I had a homeschooling customer come into my store today. Last year she purchased a very expensive science kit for her student. This year she cannot safely sell it, because none of us have any way of knowing if it meets the new CPSIA requirements. She is out quite a bit of money by being unable to recycle this expensive item.
Homeschoolers, like other parents and teachers, like to use a lot of great manipulatives and other hands on materials to supplement their curriculum. But stores like ours can no longer carry pre-owned versions of those items, again, because we have no way of determining they meet the new CPSIA limits. This has driven up the overall costs of homeschooling for many, many families.