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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/3/2003 3:17:41 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Jersey--Calls Still Needed, Previte Evasive, McKeon Talks Plainly |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== November 3, 2003 Dear HSLDA members and friends: Despite the many calls that have poured into her office, Assemblywoman Previte is being evasive about her plans to make scapegoats of homeschoolers by seeking restrictions on homeschooling. Her staff has been telling callers that she did not ask for a bill to be drafted restricting homeschooling. This conflicts with a report stating just the opposite in the Philadelphia Inquirer. To clarify this, I emailed her Thursday and asked if she is truly seeking legislation to create government "oversight" of homeschooled children. Her evasive reply Friday was that she was exploring "all directions." She said she wants to include homeschoolers in a "safety net" but did not describe its nature. She did not, as we had hoped, clearly state that she would not seek restrictions on homeschool families. This kind of evasive answer is unsatisfactory as citizens prepare to go to the polls to elect their representatives. Until she speaks plainly, we must assume her "safety net" is a nice-sounding word for restrictions on homeschoolers. Victor Cirilo, Chief of Staff for Assemblyman John McKeon, on the other hand, plainly stated in an email to me late Thursday that he does not intend to restrict homeschoolers. We are grateful to Assemblyman McKeon for his clear statement and are disappointed Assemblywoman Previte has not done the same. Action Requested Please call Assemblywoman Previte. She is not only accountable to the voters in her district, but to all the citizens of the state because she is a chairman of a legislative committee. Your courteous message to her can be as simple as: "Please answer clearly. Please publicly renounce any plans to punish innocent families for the government's failure. Homeschoolers refuse to be scapegoats for the reported criminal actions of Raymond and Vanessa Jackson and the gross negligence of government social workers." Her phone number is (856) 428-3343. Pass this on to others. No further calls to Assemblyman McKeon's office are recommended at this time. Thank you for standing with us to protect homeschool freedom. Sincerely Yours, Scott A. 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. ====================================================================== | |
