Minnesota
New Notification Forms
Home School Legal Defense Association has received many calls from member families who received the new notification form distributed by the Department of Children, Family and Learning (DCF). The new form asked for additional information—such as educational background of all instructors—not provided for on the form developed by Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE).
HSLDA has informed our members the home school statute requires no form at all, and advised them to continue to use MACHE’s form.
Many school districts have aggressively attempted to make home schoolers use their new form and submit annual test results. However, home schoolers have stood their ground and refused to comply with such unlawful requests. To date, HSLDA has heard of no repercussions resulting from this stand.
HSLDA is grateful for solidarity among Minnesota home schoolers and for God’s protection. And we rely on both as a new legislative session begins in February. Because of the anticipated need to communicate with our members instantly regarding legislation, we suggest that anyone who has a computer establish an e-mail address and send that address to HSLDA. If you do not have a computer, join a support group with e-mail access and phone trees so that you can obtain information quickly. As legislative battles can change rapidly and unpredictably, the U.S. Mail is often too slow for such high priority communication. – J. Michael Smith
