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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/24/2006 4:42:26 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update: Special-Needs Student Charged with Truancy |
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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 24, 2006: 1. Special-Needs Student Charged with Truancy 2. District Corrects Form 3. State Denies Home Study Renewal Application 4. Homeschoolers Gain Victory 5. "Home School Heartbeat"-- Meet Famous Homeschoolers ..................................................................... 1. Michigan: Special-Needs Student Charged with Truancy Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys took up the case of a Michigan family who was charged with truancy for homeschooling their special-needs son. HSLDA showed that the mother was not only in compliance with the law, but had provided her son with an excellent education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2795 ..................................................................... 2. Washington: District Corrects Form Recently a Home School Legal Defense Association member family contacted us when they received a copy of the local school district's Declaration of Intent form. This form, which homeschool families submit by September 15, requested more information than legally required. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2796 ..................................................................... 3. Louisiana: State Denies Home Study Renewal Application A Louisiana family contacted the Home School Legal Defense Association after state education officials refused to approve their home study program. The Department of Education wanted the family to indicate their son's grade level, a request HSLDA lawyers showed was not required by law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2797 ..................................................................... 4. Utah: Homeschoolers Gain Victory Homeschool Legal Defense Association attorneys earned a Utah homeschool family access to a public school drivers education course, as required by state law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2798 ..................................................................... 5. "Home School Heartbeat"-- Meet Famous Homeschoolers Do you ever wonder if homeschooling can provide what your children need to achieve their individual dreams? Find an answer by looking at the lives of people who have impacted our world in a variety of ways. Michael Farris highlights men and women whose parents equipped them to fulfill unique purposes in life--whether artistic, political, or humanitarian. 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