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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/13/2002 3:18:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Maryland--Written Comment Needed Immediately on Change to Regulations |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- November 13, 2002 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, The Maryland Department of Education (MDOE) has not agreed to drop their push to change the homeschool regulations. As we mentioned in our email from last Friday (11/8/2002), the MDOE has proposed a rule that would require homeschoolers to file an assurance of consent notice every year. Currently, a notice is filed only once, at the beginning of the homeschool program. We believe the Maryland Board of Education may vote on this proposed regulation at its December 3 meeting. We need help from the homeschoolers of Maryland to see that this change is not implemented. REQUESTED ACTION We have until November 19 to influence the Board's decision through written comments. Please write to the Board by that date and explain how you feel about the potential regulation change. Address your letter to Maryland State Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595. Fax it to (410) 333-8148 or email it to llinde@msde.state.md.us, or send it by mail to the address above. Please ask other homeschoolers you know to write also. REASONS TO OPPOSE THE NEW REGULATION 1. It was drafted in isolation, without any consultation with those it would affect. 2. Home school regulations work because of goodwill between the homeschool community and public education officials. This goodwill may be undermined if the proposed regulation is adopted since homeschoolers were excluded from the drafting process. 3. It is unnecessary. Once a family notifies the county that it is homeschooling, there is no need to notify again. 4. It is a paperwork burden. Filing once is acceptable. Having to file every year, on penalty of being forced to stop homeschooling, is overly burdensome. Thank you for standing with us to support homeschool freedom. We will keep you posted as to the progress of this situation. Very truly 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
