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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/29/2005 1:08:22 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Hampshire--Oppose Curriculum Requirement for First-time Homeschoolers |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== April 28, 2005 New Hampshire--Oppose Curriculum Requirement for First-time Homeschoolers Dear HSLDA members and friends: Thank you for your calls and attending the hearing on House Bill 406. Following the hearing in the Senate Education Committee, Senator Foster appears to be undecided. While he expressed a certain amount of support for the bill, he implied that it should be amended so that parents would be required to submit curriculum information in their first year of homeschooling, but not thereafter. New Hampshire is one of only 11 states that require families to submit information about their curriculum - in the first year or otherwise. While significantly burdening families and officials, the curriculum requirement achieves nothing. Parents in the 39 other states develop a curriculum without the compulsion of law and their students do very well. Nothing requires New Hampshire families to actually follow the curriculum, but many are fearful nonetheless about adjusting their curriculum to meet their child's needs if they change during the year. Although the law does not give school districts power to "approve" a family's curriculum, many act as though they do, resulting in frequent conflicts between officials and homeschool families. The curriculum requirement is unneeded, confusing, and prone to misuse. It needs to be removed - for all homeschool families, including those just starting. ACTION REQUESTED If you live in Senator Foster's district (Nashua area), please call him at (603) 271 3569. His vote will be pivotal. Your message can be as simple as: "Please support House Bill 406 without any amendment. Thirty-nine other states allow families to homeschool from their very first year without imposing any curriculum requirement. The high standardized test scores of homeschool students show that this requirement is not necessary." If you are not sure you are in Senator Foster's district, consult our legislative toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox . Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who are the nation's best lobbyists? We don't know that this has ever been determined; but we do know that HSLDA's National Center for Home Education is the only national organization lobbying on behalf of homeschoolers on Capitol Hill. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
