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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/10/2006 2:44:31 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Weekly Update Jan. 10, 2006--Official Mistakenly Threatens Region's Homeschoole |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 27 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 27 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for Date January 10, 2006: 1. Official Mistakenly Threatens Region's Homeschoolers 2. School District Pressures Special Needs Homeschooler 3. School District Demands to See Homeschooler's Curriculum 4. Survey Studies Faith of Homeschoolers 5. Generation Joshua--Civics Courses Move to New Online Home 6. "Home School Heartbeat"--A Father's Role ..................................................................... 1. New York City: Official Mistakenly Threatens Homeschoolers Just before Christmas, the Home School Legal Defense Association learned every homeschool family in Region 7 of the New York City school system had been accused of violating the law. It turned out that officials had made a mistake. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2766 ..................................................................... 2. Wisconsin: School District Pressures Special Needs Homeschooler Home School Legal Defense Association Senior Counsel Chris Klicka intervened on behalf of a member family who was being pressured by local school district officials to continue public-service speech therapy for their child. The mother was worried she could face charges of educational neglect. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2767 ..................................................................... 3. Texas: School District Demands to See Homeschooler's Curriculum A member family contacted the Home School Legal Defense association after the local school district asked to review their daughter's homeschool grades and curriculum. HSLDA attorneys informed public school officials that the request was illegal. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2768 ..................................................................... 4. Survey Studies Faith of Homeschoolers As part of her master's degree program, a Michigan homeschooling mother is conducting an online survey to determine how successful homeschooling parents are at passing their faith on to their children. She was inspired to create the survey after learning how little research exists on the subject. She is interested in hearing from homeschooling parents with adult children, and adults who were homeschooled. Take the confidential online survey at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2769 ..................................................................... 5. Generation Joshua--Civics Courses Move to New Online Home Starting next week, the 2006 online civics courses will be available on our website. We have restructured the GenJ courses and moved them to the GenJ website. Students will no longer be required to register for courses and there will be no time limits on any of the courses. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2770 ..................................................................... 6. "Home School Heartbeat"--A Father's Role Fathers play a special role in their families by providing leadership, protection, and guidance. It's a big job that can be overwhelming at times. From his experience as a father of 10 kids, Michael Farris shares practical strategies for demonstrating love and protection to your family each day. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2771 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== January 10: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri Home-schooling advocates praise firing of state official http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2772 January 9: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York Regents may drop school age to 5 http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2773 January 8: Daily Record, Washington Home-schooling numbers steady through county http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2774 January 8: Montrose Daily Press, Colorado Learning becomes a family effort with homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2775 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Practical Homeschooling ====================================================================== Receive a 25% discount from this leading national magazine published by Bill & Mary Pride. 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