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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/20/2004 6:20:22 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--July 20, 2004 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What do you look like when you get out of bed? It's hard to look our best all the time. HSLDA works to present homeschooling in an engaging, dynamic, and informative light to the public news media. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for July 20, 2004 1. US Leaders Help Keep Homeschooling Legal In Czech Republic 2. School Board Refuses to Excuse Homeschoolers from Attendance 3. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschool Sports Leagues 4. Generation Joshua: Voter Registration--A Way to Change America Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. US Leaders Help Keep Homeschooling Legal In Czech Republic While it is often easy for families in the United States to take the freedom to homeschool for granted, many parents in foreign countries are still fighting an uphill battle for that same freedom. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1693 ...................................................................... 2. School Board Refuses to Excuse Homeschoolers from Attendance South Dakota - On July 13, an HSLDA member submitted the required homeschool form to the board of Lemmon School District #52-2, in Perkins County (Northwest South Dakota). Though the board had excused many homeschoolers from public school attendance in the past, this time it refused in a 3-3 vote. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1694 ...................................................................... 3. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschool Sports Leagues In 1997, an average dad formed his own sports league, adding to the options for homeschoolers who want to participate in team sports. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1695 ...................................................................... 4. Generation Joshua: Voter Registration--A Way to Change America Part of Generation Joshua's mission is to increase the number of churchgoers who are registered to vote throughout America. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1696 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Jul. 20: The Morning Call (Pennsylvania) Easton Area Eyes Policy http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1697 Jul. 19: The Arizona Republic (Arizona) School Can Be Moving Experience http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1698 Jul. 18: Los Angeles Daily News (California) Blanket Drive Warms Girl, 12 http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1699 Jul. 16: The Saratogian (New York) Homeschooling Moms Add Book Group to Curricula http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1700 Jul. 15: News 14 Carolina (North Carolina) District May Ban Homeschool Kids From School Activities http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1701 Jul. 15: Mt Shasta News (Oregon) Homeschooler Earns BA at 18 http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1702 Jul. 14: Naples Daily News (Florida) Some Families Prefer Home For School http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1703 Jul. 13: The Allen American (Texas) Home-schooling continues to grow in popularity http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1704 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Kidtest.com ====================================================================== An online academic assessment company fulfilling all your testing and education product needs, with up to 32% discounts on tests to HSLDA members and HSF Friends of Home Schooling. 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