Previous Issue Current Issue Next Issue About Search Archives Advertising VOLUME XX, NUMBER 3 - disclaimer - May / June 2004 FEATURES The Best Preventative Medicine What are mandatory reporters? Quick tickets to a social services investigation DEPARTMENTS Freedom watch Same-sex marriage: Not a tangential battle Across the states About campus "Intelligence" takes on new meaning Active cases Members only Wanted: Words from the wise Around the globe Netherlands victory Canadian Supreme Court affirms parental rights Presidents Page Not in vain ET AL. HSLDA social services contact policy/A plethora of forms HSLDA legal inquiries Prayer & Praise On the other hand: a Contrario Sensu  «   LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE UPDATES   »  ACROSS THE STATES CA · DE · FL · ID · IL · IN · IA · KY · LA · MI · MO · NJ · NM · NY · ND · OH · OR · RI · SC · SD · TN · TX · VT · VA · WA · WV · WI · WY MISSOURI District sends "homeschool application" Kathleen Nepple, superintendent of the Shawnee R-III School District, sent a letter to all area homeschooling families requesting them to fill out a form entitled "Home Schooling Application." The form asked for the homeschooled students' names and ages, the address of the homeschool, and the parent's signature, implying that families were required to return the form. In fact, Missouri homeschooling families are not required to fill out or return any form. Home School Legal Defense Association staff contacted Superintendent Nepple to explain the problem. She was very apologetic and agreed that her letter and form may have been inappropriate. She immediately drafted a letter to the families explaining that they were not required to fill out or return the form. If your school district has sent you a similar form, discard it. Missouri law does not require you to fill it out or send it back. — by Scott A. Woodruff Note: See "A plethora of forms"