Teachers are trained to notice and report children who are constantly hungry, and free lunch programs provide needed sustenance for children who might otherwise go without food. It would be difficult for children attending public school to be literally starved to death by their parents, but the same is not true for homeschooled children.
Children homeschooled by abusive parents have died of starvation or been found so malnourished that their growth is permanently and significantly stunted. Some parents put locks or alarms on their refrigerator or kitchen cupboards. When it comes to access to food, abused homeschooled children are at the mercy of their parents.
Food deprivation played a role in each of the following cases in the HIC database:
- Omera Anna Akinloba
- 5 Children of Robert and Stephanie Duncan
- 3 Children of Joseph and Jennifer Wolfthal
- Trinity Love Jones
- Josie Ann Abney
- 6 Children of Kelley and Daniel Davis
- James Alex Hurley
- Boy by Esmeralda Lira and Jose Balderas
- Girl by Kimberly Howell
- Children of Michael and Shirley Gray
- Son of Christopher and Nicole Crets
- 4 Children of Patricia Hyler
- 6 Children of Mary Rowles and Alice Jenkins
- Boy in Northamptonshire
- 4 Children of Elizabet Estrada
- Raylee Browning
- 4 Children by Ryan and Sheila O’Leary
- Takoda Collins
- Antonio Juan Gonzalez Jr.
- 9 Children of New Zealand woman
- Girl by Margaret and Charles Breeze
- Girl by Dwight Bainbridge and Jessica Brambilla
- Girl by Melissa Keister
- 8 Children of Alonzo Maxin and Andrea Arthur
- Son of John and Katrina Miller
- Skylea Carmack
- 10 Children of Mark and Melissa McGregor
- James Marsh
- 2 Children of Mary Heller
- 2 Children by Samuel and Brandi Hollie
- Eduardo Posso
- Girl by the Smiths
- Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, and 11 relatives
- Children of Brian Keene
- Boy by Lyubov Korotkova
- Girl by Wesley and Sherry Keen
- 11 Children of Machelle Hobson
- 2 Children of James and Tina Harbert
- Sanaa Cunningham
- Olivia Farrell
- 4 Children of Patrick and Angel Henderson
- Daughter of Kevin and Felicia Boon
- Charlie, and 1 sibling
- 3 Children of Arthur and Jenny Peterman
- Son of David and Vanessa Hall
- 3 Children of Dannielle and Joshua Martin
- 5 Children of Travis and Amy Headrick
- Boy by Jennifer Franklin and Randell Howell
- 5 Children of Yenier and Sarah Conde
- 7 Children of Kenneth and Kelly Fry
- Son of Jimmy and Amy Jones
- Jordan Burling, and 1 sibling
- 6 Children of Timothy and Barbara Krause
- Matthew Tirado
- 6 Children of Jennifer and Sarah Hart
- 19 Children of Mansa Musa Muhummed
- Boy by Melvin Bledsoe and Joy Anderson
- Children by John McCollum and associates
- 13 Children of David and Louise Turpin
- Liam Roberts
- Son of Brandy and Russell Jaynes
- Daughter of Alan and Aimee Friz
- 6 Children of Sara Anne and Jonathan Woody
- Peter Kema, Jr., and 3 siblings
- Girl by Hyacinth Poouahi
- Shaelynn Lehano-Stone
- Sabrina Ray, and 4 siblings
- 11 Children of Alejandro Aleman and Kristen Meyer-Aleman
- 3 Children of Ryan Rechtzigel and Angela Stewart
- David Martinez
- Wesley Jordan
- Malayia Knapp, and 8 siblings
- Natalie Finn, and 4 siblings
- 3 Children of Joshua and Brandi Weyant
- 5 Children of Donell Barron and Rikki Hart
- Boy by RCMP officer
- 2 Children of Richard and Cynthia Kelly
- Gypsy Blancharde
- Dominique Moceanu
- 14 Children of Daniel and Jenise Spurgeon
- 3 Children by Timothy and Esten Ciboro
- Daughter of Julio Valladares and Linda Richmond
- 2 Children of Timothy Hogan and Patricia Haugstad-Hogan
- 10 Children of Odalis Sharp
- 3 Children of Echo Terry
- 3 Children of Jim and Paige Nachtigal
- Janiya Thomas
- Adrian Jones, and 7 siblings
- 4 Children of John Paul and Danielle Woolley
- 2 Children of Quincy Hazel and Sabrina Golden-Hazel
- 8 Children of Jondrew Lachaux and Kellie Phillips
- Victoria Evans, Alloma Gilbert, and Christopher Spry
- 3 Children of Chianna and LaTrecia Hendrix
- Khyra Ishaq
- Stoni Blair and Stephen Berry
- 4 Children of David and ReJeana Moss
- 14 Children by Roland and Jacques Robidoux
- Son of Tina Graham and Vernon Widner
- 9 Children of James and Lucinda Haskin
- 4 children of Lucinda and Edward Sizemore Sr.
- Raysate Knight
- Boy by Jennifer Yanke and Stephan Alcox
- 7 Children of Sonia Kubisak
- Stacy and Jeremy Beckman
- Granddaughter of Steve and Joetta Sells
- 3 Children of Jaileen Soliman
- 4 Children of Raymond and Ida Thurmond
- Shane Alan Coffman and 5 Siblings
- 10 Children of Dave and Wonda Dixon
- Dayna Broussard, and 53 children by Eldridge Broussard
- 13 children of Winnfred Wright
- Aziza Kibibi, and 7 siblings
- Gregory Jean Jr.
- 5 Children of Jessica Banks
- 4 Children of Sylvia and Michael Wenger
- 3 Grandchildren of James and Cheri Crawford
- 11 Children of Jeremy and Christine Long
- 7 Children of Adrienne Bartholomew and James Brothers
- 2 Children of James and Anne Cardona
- 4 Children of John and Margie Cantrell
- 5 children of Charles and Suzan Sealock
- Katelyn Pendleton
- 5 children by Patrick and Sherry Kelley
- 7 children of JoAnn and Michael McGuckin
- Children of Peter Hansen
- 9 boys by Nathan and Tammy Jessop
- Raashanai Coley
- Charlie Bothuell V
- Justin Carlos, and 6 siblings
- 16 children of Richard Jay Swank
- 15 children of Bill and Debbie Rettew
- Children of Martin and Kathleen O'Brien
- Children of Kelleen Murray-Auguste
- Antonio Rader
- 3 children of Kate Parker
- 2 children of Jessica Botzko and John Westover
- Child of August and Jeanine Halbesleben
- Rainbow Lord, and 2 siblings
- Son of Christopher and Trina Pope, and 8 siblings
- Ariel Winter, and 1 sibling
- Georgia and Patterson Inman
- 2 Children by Barbara Dean Baldwin and Tommy Lee Baldwin
- 2 children of Sandra and Jeffrey Weller, and 4 siblings
- 4 Daughters of Kenneth Yaw and Rita Starceski
- 2 daughters of Johann and Kimery Jorg
- 2 boys by Barbara and Tommy Baldwin
- Four Children of M.A.H. and R.J.H.
- 7 Children of Thomas Halbesleben and Jessica Halbesleben
- Hannah Davenport
- 10 children of Jack and Kathy Stratton
- Lance Planck
- LoReyna Barea
- Alexander Perkins and 1 Sibling
- 2 children of Arthur and Lori Allain
- Anna Farmer
- Michaela and Caleb Parker
- 6 children of Lora and Aubrey Thomas
- 3 children by Iliana, Rogelio, and Tim Archuleta
- 3 children of Lev Dzyuba
- 2 children by Albert and Nancy Cusson
- Boy by Christina Thomas and Peggy Starr
- Alexandru Radita
- Christopher Smithburg
- Son of David and Pamela Martin
- GW by Jeffrey "Adam" Kraft and Michele L. Buckner-Kraft
- 4 children of Juan Carlos Sanchez and Bobbi Sue Pack
- 8 children of Jamie Marie Hicks and Vernon Courtney Lovell
- Child of Melvin Wright Jr. and Denise Wright
- Aidan Edward Bossingham, and 2 siblings
- Lauren Kavanaugh, and 5 siblings
- Son of Michael Marshall and Sharon Glass
- 3 children of Eraca Dawn Craig and Christian Jessica Deanda
- Tyler Raines
- Shane Graham and 10 Siblings
- Minnet and Jasmine Bowman and Sister
- Sarah Neely
- Child of Daniel Ballard
- Mitch Comer
- Emani Moss
- 3 Children of Fernando and Sophia Richter
- 1 Child of Rene Tibucio Valenzuela
- 3 Grandchildren of John Pierre Baker and Betty Jo Miller
- 5 Children of Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Harper
- Michaela Watkins
- 4 Children of Wayne Sperling and Lorinda Bailey
- Child of Jacole Prince
- Child of David and Pamela Martin
- Child of Wilson and Brenda Sullivan
- 6 Children of Zion and Glenda Lea Dutro
- Child of Ardee Verlon Tyler and Penny Sue Tyler
- 2 Children of Ingrid Brewer
- Child of Robert Hohn and Shannon Watterson
- Child of Samuel and Diana Franklin
- Joseph Beebe
- Lucas Ciambrone
- Stephen Hill and 1 Sibling
- Ricky Holland
- Markea Berry
- Valerie Smelser
- Child of Tammy Renea Andrews