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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/6/2002 5:10:37 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Maine--Homeschoolers' Sports Eligibility Challenged |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 6, 2002 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, After many years of smooth relationships between the homeschool community and the high school sports community, a memo from Dick Durost, Executive Director of the Maine Principal's Association (MPA), has caused great distress. The November 26, 2002, memo outlined severe restrictions on the ability of Chapter 130 homeschoolers, as well as homeschoolers enrolled in non-approved private schools, to participate on the sports teams of private schools. We believe the MPA may have failed to follow its own rules. We believe important constitutional and statutory guarantees may also have been violated. We have made numerous phone calls to Mr. Durost over the past week but have not gotten through. We intend to contact him early next week and ask him to withdraw his memo. Although he is executive director of the MPA, there is no indication that the association itself approved of the memo. If we are unable to resolve this with negotiations, we will support efforts to change the law and may also consider litigation under appropriate circumstances. If you are a member of HSLDA and believe that your student's ability to participate on a private school team is in jeopardy, please contact us. If we are able to resolve this through negotiation, we will let you know as soon as possible. Sincerely yours, Scott 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
