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The Randall family (name changed to protect their privacy) of Ottawa County was homeschooling when they were contacted by a Michigan social worker. The social worker accused the parents of not supervising their children and wanted to enter the home and conduct interviews.

Mr. Randall contacted Home School Legal Defense Association and talked with attorney Christopher Klicka. Klicka told Mr. Randall about his Fourth Amendment rights, which allow him to be secure in his home and not allow the social worker to enter or to interview his children. These rights were communicated to the social worker.

Later, Klicka was preparing a letter to the social worker on behalf of the Randalls when the family received a surprise phone call.

It seems that after hearing that Mr. Randall had an attorney who was willing to defend his Fourth Amendment rights, the social worker apologized for the investigation. She admitted to
^#1Mr. Randall that the tip she had received was “very sketchy.”
> The actual allegation was that the “kids were living on their own.” After the social worker talked with her supervisor, she was told to simply talk with Mr. Randall on the phone one more time, and then to close the case.