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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/28/2003 2:12:50 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Massachusetts--Barnstable homeschoolers need your help |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Massachusetts HSLDA members and friends: A homeschooled student in Barnstable has a gift in golf, but has not been allowed to play on the local public school team. When a neighboring district discovered how good this young man was, they welcomed him on their team, but because homeschoolers cannot "open enroll" into neighboring districts to play high school sports, he still was not allowed to play. HSLDA does not sue school districts to force them to allow homeschoolers to play on public school teams. However, we do encourage our member families to get involved whenever their school board discusses policies that affect home schooling. In this case, homeschoolers across Massachusetts may have information that can help the Barnstable School Committee make a wise decision on this issue. The Barnstable School Committee will be discussing their homeschool policy on Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 7 p.m. in the Barnstable Town Hall Hearing Room on South Street in Hyannis. If you live near Hyannis and can attend this meeting, please consider doing so. This will be a rare opportunity to help public school decision makers understand the impact of their policies. If you live in a Massachusetts school district that allows participation by homeschoolers, please let Barnstable know about your district's experience with homeschool sports. Please limit e-mails to constructive, factual examples of how homeschool athletics works in your district. The committee members may be reached at: Mr. Kevin Harrington, Chairman, Harringk@bps.mec.edu Mr. Patrick Kelleher, Vice-Chairman, Kelleher@bps.mec.edu Mr. Ralph Cahoon, Cahoonr@bps.mec.edu Mr. Gerald Dowling, Gedcad@hotmail.com Ms. Karen McDonald, Kmcd@cape.com I have written the school committee a letter (www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1052), urging them to either allow homeschoolers to participate in their district, or to adopt a resolution calling on the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) to let homeschoolers "open enroll" into districts that do permit participation. This option, if adopted by the statewide league, would mean that homeschoolers no longer have to beg a hostile school committee for favors. Instead, if their district is not inclined to let homeschoolers play, they can simply go next door and play for a neighboring district. Sincerely, Scott Somerville 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 Email: 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 email 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 email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email 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 email 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 email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
