Midlothian South candidate Daniel Fraser is championing home schooling after declaring he would 'no more send his children to a state school than let them drink bleach'.
The stay-at-home dad who works as a self-employed window cleaner, is standing for the Scottish Libertarian Party in next month's election.
And as well as campaigning to change the way the county manages waste and recycling, he has put education high on his agenda declaring Government schools 'appalling'.