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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/10/2004 3:33:06 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Washington--Anti-Homeschool Bill Stopped! -Senate Bill 6450 |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 10, 2004 Washington--Anti-Homeschool Bill Stopped! -Senate Bill 6450 Dear HSLDA members and friends: Due to the hard work of Washington Association of Teaching Christian Homes (WATCH), Christian Homeschool Network of Washington (CHN), and HSLDA, Senate Bill 6450 was stopped dead! After HSLDA identified this bill as one to be opposed, WATCH and CHN contacted the sponsors of the bill and convinced them to kill the bill. Due to the language in Senate Bill 6450, Washington homeschoolers would have taken several steps backward had it not been stopped. First, the bill would have resurrected the certificate of mastery and provided the "benefits" of that certificate to homeschool students. However, these benefits are deceitful in that the whole certificate of mastery is tied to the "school to work" program that homeschoolers have fought so hard to be free of. To see more on why these programs are dangerous, go to http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/G/Goals2000.asp . Second, Senate Bill 6450 would have required a homeschool student to "pass" a standardized achievement test or knowledge-based test to reap the supposed benefits of the bill. As you may know, Washington does not require a minimum score on a standardized achievement test for homeschool students. This bill would have opened the door for a more restrictive homeschool law and potentially limiting the freedom that homeschool parents have in selecting the annual assessment option for their children. We will continue to monitor all legislation that will impact homeschooling families in Washington. Sincerely, Thomas J. Schmidt 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. ====================================================================== | |
