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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/11/2003 5:09:00 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Ohio--Homeschool Rally and Hearing in Franklin City |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== December 11, 2003 Dear Ohio HSLDA Members and Friends: Families across the state have had conflict with local school districts about the meaning of the term "brief outline" in the homeschool regulations. Some districts routinely demand a table of contents for every textbook as a "brief outline," even though this may mean more than fifty pages of paperwork. Other districts are appalled to receive that much paper from a family, since it obviously is not "brief." Many families provide no specific information in the "brief outline" section of their notice of intent, which is fine with their district. Others who do the same face legal threats from their school district. The lack of consistency across the state is a real problem for families who move from one district to another. One district has tried to be consistent, but has done so by going to the extreme of demanding a "brief outline" of every subject, including fire safety and fine arts. Homeschoolers in Franklin have become increasingly frustrated with their district's demands. Families that have been homeschooling for years with excellent results have received letters threatening to reject their notice of intent unless they provide additional documentation in the smallest subjects. One by one, most of the Franklin families worked out these problems with school officials, but one family resolutely refused to outline their fire safety plan. The district has now called a hearing to determine whether to reject their notice of intent and initiate truancy proceedings. I will be flying to Franklin on Monday, January 5, 2004 to meet with families in the area on that evening. We will gather at the Evangelical Community Church, on the corner of 5th and Main in Franklin, at 7:30 pm, to discuss the problems in and around Franklin and to formulate a comprehensive strategy for responding to them. The next morning, at 8 am, I will accompany the family to the hearing with Franklin school officials. We encourage all Franklin families, whether they are HSLDA members or not, to attend the Monday night meeting. We also invite homeschoolers from neighboring school districts to attend, so that the Franklin homeschoolers can hear first hand about the different ways other school districts treat homeschoolers. Each family that attends will add to our credibility and impact at the meeting the next morning. If you cannot come, please offer to baby-sit so that someone else can! 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. ====================================================================== | |
