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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/9/2006 5:17:48 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Arizona--Attack on Parental Right to Direct Child's Education |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 9, 2006 Dear HSLDA members and friends: Arizona parents are under unprecedented attack. Senate Bill 1527 only makes a small change to the law but it completely undermines parental authority to make educational decisions that are in the best interest of their children. Senate Bill 1527 states that any child who is at least 16 may enroll in a public school without the consent of the child's parent or guardian. This bill is unparalleled in its erosion of parent authority and the denial of a parent's fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children. To our knowledge Arizona is the first state in the nation to contemplate this type of legislation. We need your calls and emails now to help defeat this bill! Action Requested: Please call and email all the Senate K-12 Education Committee Members listed below and give them this message: "Please defeat Senate Bill 1527. This bill directly violates a parent's fundamental right to choose the best education for their children. This bill could be potentially harmful for children who are least able to make the best decision in an area as vitally important as education." Do not identify yourself as a homeschooler, instead you can identify yourself as a concerned parent and taxpaying citizen. Senate K-12 Education Committee Members Chairman Senator Toni Hellon (R) Phone Number: (602) 926-4326 Email Address: thellon@azleg.gov Vice-Chairman (R) Senator Ron Gould Phone: (602) 926-4138 Email: rgould@azleg.gov Senator Linda Aguirre (D) Phone: (602) 926-3830 Email: laguirre@azleg.gov Senator Ken Cheuvront (D) Phone: (602) 926-5325 Email: kcheuvront@azleg.gov Senator Linda Gray (R) Phone: (602) 926-3376 Email: lgray@azleg.gov Senator John Huppenthal (R) Phone: (602) 926-5261 Email: jhuppenthal@azleg.gov Senator Karen Johnson (R) Phone: (602) 926-3160 Email: kjohnson@azleg.gov Senator Harry E. Mitchell (D) Phone: (602) 926-4124 Email: hmitchell@azleg.gov Background: Senate Bill 1527 clearly violates a parent's fundamental rights in the care, custody, and control of their minor children which has been guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. For a review of many of the important cases in this area please see our memo at http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000075.asp . If you are not yet a member of HSLDA and would like to help us fight for homeschool freedom and parental rights in Arizona please visit http://www.hslda.org/join/apply.asp . If you would like to be put on our email list to receive vital e-lerts you may sign up at https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe . Thank you for your part in fighting for freedom in Arizona. Sincerely, Thomas Schmidt HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> 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. 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