Homeschooling’s 

Invisible Children

Boy by Ixchel Maybury

Content note: Case narratives include descriptions of severe violence inflicted on children, including abuse and neglect, sexual violence, torture, and murder, as well as mentions of suicide and domestic violence. They also include photos of victims and perpetrators of violence.

ixchel maybury
Ixchel Maybury sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy that she was homeschooling. The Winslow school system had urged Maybury to complete her homeschooling certification, but she had not done so.

Maybury assaulted the boy five or six times between May 1998 and May 1999 and threatened to kill him if he testified against her. Maybury was homeschooling a number of children at the time the assaults occurred.

She was charged with gross sexual assault and two counts of witness tampering.

Date: August 1999
Location: Winslow, Maine

Documents: Date:
Former teacher indicted in sexual abuse of pupil 08-19-1999
Grand jury charges home-school teacher 08-19-1999
TROUBLING INCIDENTS IN HOME-SCHOOL SETTINGS 11-17-2004