Previous Issue Current Issue Next Issue About Search Archives Advertising VOLUME XIX, NUMBER 1 - disclaimer - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2003 FEATURES State organizations: Making our voices heard Illinois homeschoolers facing the heat DEPARTMENTS Along the way The curtain rises on HSLDA Looking toward the future From the heart Across the states About Campus Active Cases Around the globe President's page The impact of a father's involvement Practical ways that husbands can help their wives ET AL. Prayer & Praise a contrario sensu (on the other hand) HSLDA legal contacts for September/October 2002   LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE UPDATES   ACROSS THE STATES AL · AR · CO · CT · DC · DE · FL · GA · KY · LA · MD · MI · MT · ND · NM · NY · OH · RI · SC · TX · VA · WY LOUISIANA Families brace for new legislation Three Louisiana legislators have announced their intention to file bills in the 2003 legislative session to "tighten up" on the requirements for home study and homeschooling. Homeschoolers in other states have faced similar challenges over the past few years. But by God's grace and with much hard work, united homeschoolers have been able to defeat such legislation. HSLDA is calling every Louisiana homeschooler to prepare for action in the 2003 legislative season. If you do not already know who your elected representatives are, simply type your zip code into HSLDA's online legislative toolbox (www.hslda.org/toolbox) to find them. We encourage every Louisiana homeschooler, whether or not you are currently an HSLDA member, to call your own elected representatives to ask them to oppose any additional restrictions on homeschoolers. Please email information about these legislators' attitudes on homeschooling to us at legale@hslda.org. We also ask each member family to urge other homeschoolers to sign up for HSLDA's free e-lerts at www.hslda.org so that they can be effective in coming battles for freedom. — Scott W. Somerville