Earlier this year, authorities found the remains of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García in a plastic container in New Britain, Connecticut. She had been abused and starved to death, according to court documents in the case. Her mother, aunt, and her mother’s boyfriend are charged with murder. The family had a history with the state’s Department of Children and Family Services, though the details of those investigations have not been released. Torres-García’s death occurred two months after her mother told the local school district that she would be homeschooling her daughter. This has renewed concerns that some abusers are using homeschooling as a way to hide the mistreatment of their children.