Did Liana Shanti Homeschool Her Children? What She Said vs. the Record

Did Liana Shanti homeschool her children? In an Instagram story, Liana Shanti, whose legal name is Liane Wilson, said she had “homeschooled my kids from day 1 21 years ago.” This page sets that statement beside a newspaper item about her daughter’s school event, a school newsletter, and her own 2011 bankruptcy filing.

Did Liana Shanti homeschool her children? What she said and what the record shows

Instagram story screenshot from @lianashanti reading: You all know I've homeschooled my kids from day 1 21 years ago
@lianashanti Instagram
Newspaper item about a school fundraising event, with the phone number and email partly blacked out
Liane Wilson claims to have homeschooled her children their whole lives
Liane Wilson Chairwomen for her daughter’s school event.

The filing: Schedule F (unsecured nonpriority claims) of Liane Wilson’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition lists a $700.00 item described as “Collections for Hawaii Montessori School at Kona,” held through Bishop Corporate Solutions, Honolulu. In re Wilson, No. 11-01392 (Bankr. D. Haw.), Dkt. 1, filed May 17, 2011, page 27 of 46.

She said she homeschooled her children from day one, and her own bankruptcy schedule lists an unpaid $700 balance sent to collections on behalf of a Montessori school. The filing does not say what the balance was for.

The school newsletter

A school newsletter from April 2009 lists her daughter as a student performer at Kaua’i Pacific School, and thanks Liane Wilson among the parents who helped with the school’s fundraiser. Read it at the source: Kaua’i Pacific School Newsletter, Issue #4, April 2009.

Archived school newsletter screenshot about a talent show, with student surnames blacked out and one student performer circled
Source: Kaua’i Pacific School Newsletter, Issue #4, April 2009 (Constant Contact archive). The red marks were added by whoever captured the screenshot.

You decide. Based on her statement and the materials above, you are invited to weigh them and make an informed decision about whether there is truth to her claim.

More of what she has said about herself, set against the record: In Her Own Words and Liana Shanti, Truth-Teller?