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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/29/2002 2:58:46 PM Scott A. Woodruff, Esq., Staff Attorney of HSLDA Virginia--Vote Tomorrow: Home Schoolers Must Pass SOL for College Degree |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 29, 2002 Dear Virginia Members and Friends, Under Virginia House Bill 663, home schooled students would be prohibited from getting a college degree from a state college unless they take and pass the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test. This would be a devastating blow for many home schooling families. Delegate Benny Keister's (District 6, D) bill would also prohibit private school and out-of-state students from getting a degree unless they first take and pass the SOL test. Action Requested: Tomorrow, January 30, the House Education Committee is expected to vote on this bill. Please call the committee members listed below as soon as possible and tell them how you feel about this bill. Be polite, but firm. Your message may be as simple as this: "Please vote against H.B. 663. It would prevent home school and private school students and out-of-state students from getting college degrees from state colleges. Whether a college student gets a degree should depend on his performance in college, not his performance in high school." HSLDA's Reasons for Opposing H.B. 663: 1. Home schooled students are not required to be taught Virginia SOLs, so it would be unfair to make them take the SOL test. 2. Once a student is enrolled in a state-supported college, he should receive his degree based on his performance in his college courses, not on his high school performance. 3. Colleges are not required to teach the SOLs, so it would be unfair to make college students take the SOL test. 4. If the bill passes, it gives control over who gets a college degree to the small group of people who write the SOL test. College faculty, not SOL test writers, should determine who gets a college degree. Please Call the House Education Committee Members Listed Below: James H. Dillard, II, Chairman (804) 698-1041 Robert Tata (804) 698-1085 James K. O'Brien (804) 698-1040 Phillip A. Hamilton (804) 698-1093 R. Steven Landes (804) 698-1025 John S. Reid (804) 698-1072 Thomas Bolvin (804) 698-1043 Richard H. Black (804) 698-1032 Melanie L. Rapp (804) 698-1096 Robert B. Bell (804) 698-1058 William R. Janis (804) 698-1056 L. Scott Lingamfelter (804) 698-1031 Thomas Davis Rust (804) 698-1086 Gary A. Reese (804) 698-1067 Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (804) 698-1005 J. Paul Councill, Jr. (804) 698-1075 Mitchell Van Yahres (804) 698-1057 Mary T. Christian (804) 698-1092 Robert Hull (804) 698-1038 L. Karen Darner (804) 698-1049 Flora Davis Crittenden (804) 698-1095 W.B. (Benny) Keister (804) 698-1006 Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff, Esq. {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 E-mail: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an e-mail with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an e-mail from the e-mail address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your e-mail address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid e-mail address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this e-mail address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any e-mail sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send e-mail to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also e-mail staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
