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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/23/2003 12:14:45 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Idaho--Plans for Restrictive Homeschooling Law Abandoned |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 23, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, We thank all of you who called Representative Wendy Jaquet's office to protest her stated goal of regulating Idaho's homeschoolers. We have recently learned she has decided not to introduce a bill "to ensure testing and registration for children who are homeschooled." By hand delivered letter, the Idaho Coalition of Home Educators (ICHE) board advised Representative Jaquet of homeschoolers' opposition to such requirements. In a subsequent discussion with attorney Barry Peters of ICHE, Representative Jaquet has provided assurances that she now has no plans to submit such bills this session. She has further indicated that she will not introduce any such bills in the future without first discussing them with the homeschool leaders. We are thankful for Representative Jaquet's willingness to listen to our concerns. We will continue to watch for other legislation that may erode homeschool freedom. Meanwhile, we are working with ICHE to draft and find a sponsor for a bill to prevent state universities from discriminating against homeschoolers seeking college admission. Due to state policy, homeschoolers have been told they must obtain a GED to graduate from state universities. We believe the legislature is willing to remedy this situation and end the discrimination. We will keep you posted. Thanks for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel {{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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
