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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/30/2002 5:18:36 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado--State Senator Threatens to Amend Home School Law, Urgent Calls Needed |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- April 30, 2002 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Just when we thought home schoolers were safe for another year, Home School Legal Defense Association has learned that Senator Bob Hagedorn is going to attempt to "tighten" the home school law during the final seven days of the session. Treon Goossen of Concerned Parents of Colorado has tried to dissuade him but he told her he was going to find a way to tack on a home school amendment to another bill. Today's "Rocky Mountain News" confirms his threat. Apparently this move was instigated by a person who falsified information to an home school evaluator. The supposed home schooling parent went through the procedures of having his "daughter" evaluated when it was actually his dog. A positive evaluation was given based upon the documentation and questions answered as received by the evaluator. This person then informed several legislators and the press that the evaluation was for his dog. His point? If a dog can receive a favorable evaluation there must be many home schoolers out there falsifying information to evaluators. REQUESTED ACTION Immediately call Senator Bob Hagedorn and give him the following message: "We urge you to NOT try to pass any amendment to tighten the home school law. Home schooling works and the law is working fine. Do not base your view of home education on one person's clever attempt to entrap an innocent home school evaluator." Senator Hagedorn needs to hear from sincere Colorado home schoolers so he will not introduce legislation to limit home school freedoms. Call from now until April 6th. You can contact Senator Bob Hagedorn at 303-866-4879. You may want to email Nancy Mitchell (mitchelln@RockyMountainNews.com), the reporter who wrote the article, and see if she might do a story on the positive aspects of home schooling. A letter to the editor is also appropriate. BACKGROUND Below are a few excerpts from today's "Rocky Mountain News." The title and subtitle are: "Pupil' puts home-school evaluations on the Spot. Dog bites system when she receives progress certificate." "Rocky Mountain News" staff writer, Nancy Mitchell, wrote: "Missy Campbell is an active 6-year-old in Aurora who, according to the Colorado Homeschool Evaluation Service, is progressing nicely in the third grade. Problem is, Missy's a dog--a furry miniature schnauzer that perks up at the mention of "squirrel" and "rabbit." But last Thursday, by mail, Missy's "parents" received a certificate of progress from a home-school evaluator who meets all the requirements of state law. "I did it to make a point," Nick Campbell said. "I did it to see if I could." Missy's certificate is prompting state Sen. Bob Hagedorn, D-Aurora, to propose an amendment this week tightening home-schooling laws. At a minimum, Hagedorn said he wants to require personal contact between a student and an evaluator. "I'm a very strong supporter of expanding educational opportunities for Colorado's children," Hagedorn said. "What I also demand by being open to school choice is we have to have accountability." The rest of the article can be found on the "Rocky Mountain News" web site at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=414 Senator Hagedorn already missed his chance to add his home school amendment on Senate Bill 80, an educational bill. We hope the calls he already has received are causing him to think twice. He still has a few more avenues he can try before the session is over. Thanks for your willingness to make a call for freedom. 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