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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/22/2002 5:05:13 PM Scott A. Woodruff, Esq., Staff Attorney of HSLDA Missouri--Bill to Increase Compulsory Attendance Age Dies in Senate Committee |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- May 22, 2002 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, A bill that would take away a parent's right to decide whether or not to continue a child's formal education after reaching age sixteen years of age died in the Senate Education Committee due to the 2002 legislative session close. H.B. 1460 passed the House Education Committee in the House itself with large margins. Only the Senate Education Committee and the Senate itself could prevent this bill from going to the governor's desk. The bill was referred to the Senate Education Committee and passed the committee vote. However, it was never placed on the calendar for approval by the full senate and subsequently died in committee as the session closed May 17, 2002. The bill would have allowed metropolitan school districts to raise the age of compulsory attendance from sixteen to seventeen years of age. In an apparent effort to influence home schoolers against opposing this bill, the sponsors included a provision that removes some of the applicable requirements when home schooling a sixteen- year-old. By removing all standards for how a sixteen year old should be instructed, the bill inserts such an ambiguity into the home school statute that it could be struck down as unconstitutional. With no standards whatsoever, a judge would also be free to interpret the law himself and create his own standard. This could result in a child being found "in need of services" even though the parents believed they were complying with the law. Please visit our website for background information on H.B. 1460. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=397 Thank you for standing with us to support the freedom of parents. Sincerely yours, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney {{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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
