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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/11/2003 5:06:06 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--February 11, 2003 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== Topics for February 11, 2003 1. West Virginia Homeschoolers Fight for More Freedom 2. Michigan Father Arrested for Homeschooling 3. Minnesota Legislation Would Protect Homeschool Privacy 4. New Mexico Department of Education Seeks Too Much Information 5. Home School Heartbeat: Practical Tips Plus: Homeschooling in the News! Announcement ===================================================================== HSLDA members and friends are invited to join us for the Patrick Henry College 'Walk for Liberty' on Saturday, March 22, 2003. Participants may win some great prizes including: free tuition to PHC's Summer Teen Leadership Camps; free roundtrip airfare to the college from anywhere within the continental U.S.; free enrollment and textbooks for Mike Farris' High School Constitutional Law Online course; and free gifts from PHC's bookstore. For more information and online registration visit: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=669 ===================================================================== 1. West Virginia Homeschoolers Fight for More Freedom The West Virginia Legislature is now considering Senate Bill 181, a bill that would make significant changes to the homeschool law, including permanent removal of the long-disliked four-year rule. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=670 ...................................................................... 2. Michigan Father Arrested for Homeschooling "I was treated like a common criminal," says Mr. Stutzman. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=671 ...................................................................... 3. Minnesota Legislation Would Protect Homeschool Privacy Last year HSLDA discovered that the Minnesota Department of Administration had classified homeschool records as "public data." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=672 ...................................................................... 4. New Mexico Department of Education Seeks Too Much Information New Mexico has a "homeschool database" which includes the name and birth date of each homeschooled child, even though state law no longer requires parents to send in this information. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=673 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: Practical Tips Why is home education becoming so popular so quickly? Join us this week on Home School Heartbeat, as Michael Farris, explains this mushrooming interest in homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=674 ...................................................................... Homeschooling in the News Links to outside news items on home education. Feb. 11: ABC Channel 13, WSET (Virginia) Home Schoolers Push for Drivers Ed Bill http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=675 Feb. 11: Billings Gazette (Montana) Homeschool Assessment Idea Panned http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=676 Feb. 9: The Washington Times (District of Columbia) Blacks Turn to Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=677 Feb. 7: Tulsa World (Oklahoma) Dedicated Home Educators Have Statistics to Show Their Success http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=678 Feb. 7: St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) More Parents Homeschool Gifted Children http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=679 Feb. 5: Alliance Defense Fund Need for a Search Warrant Trips Social Workers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=680 F E A T U R E D M E M B E R D I S C O U N T ===================================================================== CHOICE Hotels International HSLDA members receive a discount of up to 20% at over 4000 participating Comfort, Quality, Sleep, Clarion, Econo Lodge, Rodeway and Mainstay Suites, Hotels and Inns around the world. 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