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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/11/2005 4:52:32 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--January 11, 2005 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your friends stand by you in trouble? They will if you're an HSLDA member and your homeschool is threatened. HSLDA is ready to stand by your side along with 80,000 other homeschool families. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for January 11, 2005 1. "Homeschooling Illegal" Declares German School Official 2. 17 Fs - Time to Homeschool and Get Summoned Into Court 3. Opportunity Coming on South Dakota Scholarships? 4. Montgomery County Retreats from Demands for Kindergarten Exemption 5. Homeschool Heartbeat: Hard times 6. Generation Joshua - Benjamin Rush Award Winners Visit D.C. Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. "Homeschooling Illegal" Declares German School Official Seven homeschool families in Northwest Germany are being forced to enroll their children in public school. The Paderborn County school board has levied fines against these families and ordered the children to attend school or the police will forcibly take them to school. Any resistance by the parents will result in the removal of these thirteen elementary age children from their homes and into state custody. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2010 ...................................................................... 2. 17 Fs - Time to Homeschool and Get Summoned Into Court When her son brought home a report card with 17 Fs, Mary Crane (not real name) knew something had to change, but she didn't think she'd find herself summoned into court. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2011 ...................................................................... 3. Opportunity Coming on South Dakota Scholarships? Last spring, South Dakota Education Secretary Rick Melmer approved a set of rules the South Dakota Board of Regents had drafted that prevented homeschooled students from receiving the state Opportunity Scholarship program. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2012 ...................................................................... 4. Montgomery County Retreats from Unnecessary Demands for Kindergarten Exemption In September, an HSLDA family tried to exempt their five-year-old son from kindergarten. Montgomery County stepped in the way. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2013 ...................................................................... 5. Homeschool Heartbeat: Hard times Life throws curves--even to homeschooling families. How do you respond when your situation isn't ideal? Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2014 ...................................................................... 6. Generation Joshua - Benjamin Rush Award Winners Visit Washington D.C. Matthew Johnson, Brittany Barden and Micah Derry visited D.C. last month. It was part of the American Statesman Award which was given to the top three Generation Joshua members in the nation. To win this award Matthew, Brittany and Micah had to, among other requirements, register 100 voters, sign up 20 new Generation Joshua members, complete one radio show or feature article on Generation Joshua, give 120 volunteer hours to a campaign or a local party, and have three letters to editor published on a current issue. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2015 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Jan. 10: The GSU Signal (Georgia) Homeschool to College http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2016 Jan. 9: The Grand Rapids Press (Michigan) The One-room Schoolhouse Is Reorganized http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2017 Jan. 7: College Sports TV (Michigan) John Tiemeyer Profile http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2018 Jan. 7: The Record Herald (Pennsylvania) Tabors Say Homeschooling a 'Labor of Love' for Family http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2019 Jan. 6: Chicago Tribune (Illinois) This Science Project a Homeschool Success http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2020 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Homeschooling Today Magazine ===================================================================== Homeschooling Today(r) magazine, a distinctively Christian home education periodical, full of encouragement, lesson ideas, news and events. 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