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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/9/2004 7:42:43 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Calls Needed to Defeat Bill that Targets Homeschoolers |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 9, 2004 Calls Needed to Defeat Bill that Targets Homeschoolers Dear Idaho HSLDA members and friends: S.B. 1233 threatens homeschool freedom. This bill will make any home educating parent who fails "to place the child in school . . . or to have the child comparably instructed . . ." automatically guilty of a misdemeanor crime. Currently, the law states that if a parent is suspected of failing to provide comparable instruction, proceedings would be brought against the parent under the same Act under which the juvenile charges were brought against the child. This system has worked effectively for decades by giving the juvenile judge a great deal of latitude in working with the individual family to resolve the problem. Since the term "comparably instructed" is somewhat vague, the family has a better opportunity to prove they are providing an education and disprove the allegations. Under S.B. 1233, this flexibility would be taken away. Parents whose home education was found to be inadequate would automatically be charged with a misdemeanor crime even if the educational shortcoming was relatively minor. We believe that this bill targets homeschooling families. The use of all other forms of education - public schools, private schools, and parochial schools - are expressly exempt from the statute. Only homeschoolers can be convicted of failing to provide comparable instruction under the statute this bill modifies. We are working with the Idaho Coalition of Home Educators to defeat S.B. 1233. It is important to stop this bill as soon as possible. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Calls are needed to the Senate Education Committee. Call, email, or fax this message in your own words to the Education Committee members: "Please vote against Senate Bill 1233. This bill threatens homeschool freedoms." Message Telephone for all Senators: (208) 332-1000 or 1-800-626-0471 Fax Number for all Senators: (208) 334-5397 Email Addresses: Sponsor: Joe Stegner (Nez Perce Co.): jstegner@senate.state.id.us Education Committee Members: Gary Schroeder, Chairman (Latah Co.): gschroed@senate.state.id.us Tom Gannon (Owyhee & Twin Falls Cos.): tgannon@senate.state.id.us Laird Noh (Twin Falls Co.): lnoh@senate.state.id.us John Andreason (Ada Co.): infocntr@lso.state.id.us Ron McWilliams (Canyon Co.): rmcwilli@senate.state.id.us Jack Noble (Ada Co.): jnoble@senate.state.id.us Elliot Werk (Ada Co.): ewerk@senate.state.id.us Edgar Malepeai (Bannock Co.): emalepea@senate.state.id.us 2. Copy your email to alert@iche-idaho.org so that ICHE may keep a tally. Thank you for your efforts for freedom! Sincerely, Chris Klicka Senior Counsel Home School Legal Defense Association {{JoinAd}} ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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