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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/19/2002 11:15:24 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--March 19, 2002 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== Topics for March 19, 2002 1. Home Schooling Unfairly Linked To Abuse Story 2. CNS News Details Connecticut Home School Struggle 3. New Tax Deduction Not for Home Schoolers 4. Special Report: Terrorist Attacks Renew National ID Debate 5. North Dakota DPI Ignores Federal Testing Exemption 6. Oklahoma District Compiles List of Home Schoolers 7. Favorable New York Bill Passes Committee Unanimously == Featured HSLDA Member Discount =================================== As a member of The Home School Legal Defense Association, you can save up to $300 or more a year on auto insurance with Group Savings Plus(R) from Liberty Mutual.* Receive a free coverage evaluation and no-obligation rate quote over the phone or online. Visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=360 * Average savings based on data compiled as of 3/1/00. ===================================================================== More HSLDA Member Discounts: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=361 ===================================================================== ...................................................................... 1. Home Schooling Unfairly Linked To Abuse Story Under the headline, "Flaws in Home Schooling Exposed" a recent Marin (California) Independent Journal article portrayed a situation of child abuse, polygamy and murder, and then cited freedom to home educate as a contributing factor in the sad saga. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=362 ...................................................................... 2. CNS News Details Connecticut Home School Struggle A recent CNS News story called attention to the efforts of Connecticut state officials to restrict the freedom to home educate in that state. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=363 ...................................................................... 3. New Tax Deduction Not for Home Schoolers Along with numerous items intended to stimulate the economy, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 contains a general tax deduction for teachers. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=364 ...................................................................... 4. Special Report: Terrorist Attacks Renew National ID Debate It now appears that any proposed national ID system would evolve bureaucratically from other forms of identification. The most likely candidate is a card that nearly every U.S. resident over age 16 already possesses, the driver's license. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=365 ...................................................................... 5. North Dakota DPI Ignores Federal Testing Exemption In early March, a member family in the Minot area alerted Home School Legal Defense Association to an attempt by the Department of Public Instruction to circumvent the new federal law exempting home schoolers from taking state assessment tests. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=366 ...................................................................... 6. Oklahoma District Compiles List of Home Schoolers Home School Legal Defense Association defended home school families' right to privacy in Oklahoma this month when the Alva Independent School District attempted to create a list of local home schooling families Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=367 ...................................................................... 7. Favorable New York Bill Passes Committee Unanimously Senate Bill 4767, which would eliminate the most burdensome restrictions of the law governing home instruction programs, passed the Senate Education Committee unanimously. Read more about it on our website at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=368 {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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