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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/23/2004 4:55:54 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Jersey--Update: Weinberg Re-files Homeschool Bill |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== January 23, 2004 Dear HSLDA members and friends: On Thursday, January 22, Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg (D-37) filed a bill, A1918, which the legislature's website indicates is the same as A4033. The text is not yet available on the legislature's website. According to the Legislative Information and Bill Room, A1918 has no cosponsors. A4033 would have forced homeschool families to submit to the same statewide assessment tests as public school children, provide proof of annual medical examinations, and would have given the New Jersey Board of Education virtually unlimited power to impose additional restrictions. There are 191 bills already on the agenda of the Assembly Education committee. Assuming A1918 is sent to that committee, and the bills are taken up in order, considerable time may elapse before the committee turns its attention to the bill. With A4033, we had a sprint. With A1918, we may have a marathon. This bill is an effort to cover up the shameful performance of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). Their representatives visited the Jackson home in Collingswood 38 times without raising an alarm, while several of their children allegedly starved. Homeschoolers will not take the blame for dereliction of duty at DYFS. The task force of state homeschool leaders (listed below) who worked together to preempt the passage of A4033 is scheduled to meet on February 7 to develop a long-range strategy to defeat A1918. We are not asking homeschool families to take any action at this time. Thank you for standing with us to protect homeschool freedom in New Jersey. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney TASK FORCE Scott A. Woodruff, Attorney Home School Legal Defense Association (540) 338-5600 info@hslda.org Mark August, President Tricounty Home Educators Association (609) 953-2145 tricounty@comcast.net Tim Haas New Jersey Homeschool Association (NJHA) (856) 546-2813 spooner@pobox.com Ray Stoever, President Education Network of Christian Homeschoolers of NJ (ENOCH of NJ) (732) 291-7800 President@enochnj.org Nancy Plent Unschoolers Network (732) 938-2473 UnNet@aol.com Diane L. Toler Catholic Homeschoolers of New Jersey (856) 429-4893 chsnj@comcast.net Carolee Adams, President Eagle Forum of New Jersey (201) 391-1737 eagleforumnj@juno.com {{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. ====================================================================== | |
