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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/2/2004 12:41:25 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Iowa--Calls Needed-Parent Directed Driver Ed Heads For Crucial Vote |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 2, 2004 Iowa--Calls Needed-Parent Directed Driver Ed Heads For Crucial Vote Dear HSLDA members and friends: A bill that would allow homeschool parents to teach driver's education to their own children, (HF 2394), was approved by the House Education Committee last week and now heads for a vote on the House floor. Parent taught driver's education saves lives. Although driver education is theoretically available through school districts, many homeschool students are turned away because the classes are full, and even if they are admitted, the cost can be prohibitively expensive. Homeschooling for driver education works. We need your help now to get this message to the House of Representatives. Action Requested: Call your representative this week and ask him or her to support HF 2394 when it comes up for a vote. Remember that your representative may not know anything about this bill. Your message may be simple as: "Please support HF 2394. It would allow homeschool parents to teach driver's education to their own children using an approved program. A study shows that parent taught driver education saves lives. Homeschoolers are frequently turned away from public school driver education because the classes are full. Homeschool families need the option of teaching their own children using an approved program. The Education Committee approved the bill by a vote of 13 to 6." To find the name and telephone number of your representative, go to our legislative toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox Reasons to Support HF 2394: 1. According to a study by the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, teenage injuries and deaths were dramatically lower for teens who learned to drive using a homeschool driver education program. The total number of accidents and tickets was also dramatically lower. 2. Homeschooled students are frequently turned away from public school driver education classes because the classes are full. 3. Public school driver education courses are expensive, and getting more expensive. 4. No professional driver teacher cares as much about your child as you do. Parent taught driver education is highly successful for the same reason that parent taught academics are highly successful: highly individualized attention, flexible scheduling, parent child interaction, and greater opportunity for accountability. The Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators and HSLDA fully support this bill. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff, Esq. 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. ====================================================================== | |
