Previous Issue Current Issue Next Issue About Search Archives Advertising VOLUME XX, NUMBER 5 - disclaimer - September / October 2004 FEATURES The Law: A good weapon in the right hands Third annual essay contest results Category 1: It took a cow to prove it Category 2: Wisdom from Grandpa DEPARTMENTS Doc's digest Freedom watch From the heart To do good and share what you have From the director Impact of the fund Mission statement of HSF Across the states Active cases Around the globe Announcing HSLDA Japan Meet Hiro Inaba Encouraging homeschool moms Members only Questions about the new member rates? HSLDA membership rate increases About campus President's page The angry child ET AL. On the other hand: a Contrario Sensu Prayer & Praise HSLDA social services contact policy/A plethora of forms HSLDA legal inquiries  «   LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE UPDATES   »  ACROSS THE STATES AL · CA · CT · ID · IA · KY · MD · NJ · NM · NY · OH · OK · OR · RI · TX · VT · VA · WY OKLAHOMA Truancy investigation dropped A truant officer sent a letter to a Home School Legal Defense Association member family in Oklahoma City telling them she had reason to believe their son was not in school. She told the family to call her, and threatened to refer their case to a prosecutor if they did not. Our member family asked for help. HSLDA Attorney Scott Woodruff wrote a letter, assuring the truant officer that the family was in full compliance with Oklahoma law and a member in good standing of HSLDA. Shortly thereafter, the officer told us that all charges against the family had been dropped. — by Scott A. Woodruff