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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/9/2003 10:20:27 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Indiana--Popping Mishawaka's Bubble: Refusing Unauthorized, Tight Control Over Homeschooling |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- September 9, 2003 Dear HSLDA Member or Friend: A member family in Mishawaka recently received a packet of information from the City of Mishawaka that serves to warn us about what might happen if homeschool families ever grow slack in defense of their right to educate their own children at home. According to Mishawaka's "Guidelines For Home Study," parents must: 1) Substantiate that they will provide equivalent instruction; 2) Initiate contact with the Indiana Department of Education; 3) Obtain a "school number" from the Department of Education; 4) File a "notice of intent;" 5) Acknowledge that the notice of intent is binding for one year; 6) Disclose each subject the child will be taught; 7) Disclose the "performance objectives" for each subject; 8) Disclose the name, qualifications, and experience, of every teacher; and 9) Submit a daily instructional schedule indicating how many minutes are taught each day in each subject. 10) In case parents are not sure how much time they should spend teaching their own children, Mishawaka thoughtfully provides recommended time allotments. According to the collective wisdom of their school officials, for example, a third grader should receive precisely 105 minutes per week in "motor skills development and health/safety education." These demands are preposterous, and-thankfully--none of the items above are required under state law. Mishawaka is arrogating to itself authority the people of Indiana have not granted it. We recommend that families ignore Mishawaka's "Guidelines." If homeschoolers submit to the unauthorized guidelines, it could give officials a false sense of confidence tempting them to believe that what they are doing is truly authorized. This false sense of confidence could lead to persecution or harassment of the homeschool families who choose to stand on their rights. Mishawaka's vision for tight government control of home schooling is no more than a dream in a soap bubble. For the sake of homeschool freedom, the bubble needs to be popped. Thank you for joining with us by saying "no" to Mishawaka and "yes" to standing for liberty. Sincerely, 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 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
