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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/23/2002 5:26:33 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--July 23, 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 July 23, 2002 1. CEDAW Vote Postponed 2. Federal Court Holds Social Worker Bound by Fourth Amendment 3. More and More Parents Opt for Home Schooling 4. Patrick Henry College vs. the AALE 5. Refreshing Resources for Summer 6. Note to Members: Instructions for Notifying Your School District .................................................................... 1. CEDAW Vote Postponed Earlier this week we sought your calls to members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging a "no" vote. Chairman Joseph Biden now has rescheduled a vote in committee for Thursday, July 25. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=483 ...................................................................... 2. Federal Court Holds Social Worker Bound by Fourth Amendment In an important victory for parents, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas has ruled that social workers are constrained by the Fourth Amendment when conducting abuse or neglect investigations. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=484 ...................................................................... 3. More and More Parents Opt for Home Schooling The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports on U.S. Census bureau findings about the growth of home education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=485 ...................................................................... 4. Patrick Henry College vs. the AALE Patrick Henry College--widely known as the first college to attract a majority of home schoolers--was recently denied its accreditation by the American Academy for Liberal Education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=486 ...................................................................... 5. Refreshing Resources for Summer Sometimes home schooling moms and dads need a little refreshment, too. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=487 ...................................................................... 6. Note to Members: Instructions for Notifying Your School District In order to avoid submitting information to the state about your home school that is not required by law, members should consider using HSLDA home school notification forms. These forms have been carefully designed by the HSLDA legal staff to satisfy the law without jeopardizing your statutory rights and privacy. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/200207231.asp {{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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
