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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/27/2005 11:43:57 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Triennial School Census |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== April 27, 2004 Virginia--Triennial School Census Dear HSLDA members and friends: Many of you may have already been contacted about completing the Virginia Triennial School Census. HSLDA would like our members to be aware that you are not required to participate in this voluntary school census. If you complete the census survey, the local public schools will receive tax money for your children---even though you teach them at home. The purpose of this census is to gather data on the number of children in each school district subject to the compulsory school attendance law. The schools receive funding from the state depending on how many school aged children are in their district. Although the purpose is to obtain a numeric count of school aged children in your home, often the questions involved in the census go beyond this area. The school district may also seek to gather statistics "related to the interests of education." These questions are unnecessary and many families consider them intrusive. The school board is obligated by law to offer this census to you. The law does not, however, require that you complete it. Members who do not want to participate should simply tell the census worker "We decline to participate in the voluntary school census. Thank you very much." Please call us if the census workers refuse to recognize a family's right not to participate. Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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: ##ToAddress## - 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. ====================================================================== | |
