Previous Issue Current Issue Next Issue About Search Archives Advertising VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 4 - disclaimer - JULY / AUGUST 2000   C  O  N  T  E  N  T  S   Cover Story Average Families with Outstanding Courage Special Features Home Schoolers Making Headlines HSLDA Debate Tournament: Final Round National Center Reports HSLDA Testifies on NAEP Reform IRS Fines Families for Refusing SSNs In Our Prayers: The Passing of Sen. Coverdell Across the States State by State Regular Features In the Trenches Active Cases Pending Cases Staff News Prayer and Praise Presidents Page F. Y. I. The Widows Curriculum Scholarship Fund H  O  M  E     S  C  H  O  O  L  I  N  G     N  E  W  S     F  R  O  M AL · CA · CO · CT · DC · GA · HI · IL · IN · MD · MS · MT · NC · NJ · NV · NY · OH · OR · SC · TN · VA · WI · WV · WY Montana Districts Seek Federal Participation Info Over the past several years, Montana school districts have sent home schoolers a form offering participation in federally funded programs available to nonpublic schools. Most Montana home schooling families choose to disregard the inquiry by not completing the form. However, Stevensville Public School District No. 2 recently told a Home School Legal Defense Association member family that completion of the form was mandatory. HSLDA’s advice to the family was that, while local school districts may be required to offer participation in certain federal programs, nonpublic schools are not required to respond by completing any particular form. The vast majority of home schooling families would not be interested in any federal programs, because participation would invariably involve some measure of government control. HSLDA member families being pressured to complete these forms or to participate in federal programs should contact us for advice and assistance. — Dewitt T. Black

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