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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/23/2004 5:17:38 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Tennessee--Update on Mandatory State Testing of all Homeschool High School Students, More Calls Needed! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== January 23, 2004 Dear HSLDA members and friends, Thank you for your calls to Representative Turner's office, you are making an impact! Please continue your calls to Representative Turner since he has not withdrawn his bill. Also expand your calls to include Senator Roscoe Dixon, who just introduced Senate Bill 2157, the companion to Representative Turner's bill. Senate Bill 2157 includes the same harmful language that would require all non-public high school students to take the government (Gateway) "end-of-course" tests in order to graduate from high school. This bill would not only mandate testing of all homeschool and church- related high school students but would also effectively require homeschools and private schools to conform their curriculum to match that of the public schools. This bill (and Representative Turner's companion bill) must be defeated before it gains any momentum. Contact Senator Dixon and your own state senator to express your opposition to this legislation. REQUESTED ACTION 1. Immediately contact Senator Dixon, the sponsor of this bill, and explain, "Please withdraw S.B. 2157. This bill will require unnecessary testing of homeschool and private school students and violate the rights of parents to choose the curriculum they consider best for their own children. It will also violate the No Child Left Behind Act jeopardizing federal education funds." 2. Please contact your state senator with this message: "Please vote against Senate Bill 2157 which would require unnecessary testing and violate the rights of parents to choose the curriculum they consider best for their own children." A letter is a very effective means of influencing legislators. If you choose not to write, please call and email the senator. He needs to hear from every homeschooling family in Tennessee. Senator Roscoe Dixon - 615-741-4158-Capitol office District office--901-946-2040 9A Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN 37243 3. Please forward this E-lert to every homeschooling family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact the sponsor and their own state senator. To get the name of your state representative, use HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox. If you do not have Internet access, call the Tennessee Legislature at 800-449-8366. Background information on this bill can be viewed at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1287 Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel {{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. ====================================================================== | |
