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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/20/2006 6:39:23 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Iowa--Calls Needed: Protect Children from Mental Health Screenings |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 21, 2006 Iowa--Calls Needed: Protect Children from Mental Health Screenings Dear HSLDA members and friends: Calls are needed to stop Iowa Senate File 2162, which would subject normal children to government mental health screenings. The likely result from these "screenings" is that many children will be labeled, stigmatized, and even prescribed behavior-controlling drugs. While the bill says these screenings or mental health interrogations would be "voluntary," few children or parents are prepared to resist the pressure and even threats that some public school officials often apply. In Palmdale, California, for example, hundreds of parents "voluntarily" agreed to have their children answer a harmless-sounding "assessment" questionnaire. They were shocked to discover that their children were asked immoral and offensive questions. This bill is just a stepping stone to further encroachment of the government into the family. It is foreseeable that if this bill passes there will be an attempt to make the "screening" mandatory, and to "screen" for many other issues. Last year, for example, Indiana adopted a bill moving the state toward screening not only for mental health, but also for social and behavioral health. ACTION REQUESTED: If your senator is listed below, please call him with this message: "Please vote against S.F. 2162. Routine mental health screenings will lead to many children needlessly being labeled, stigmatized, and prescribed drugs." Do not identify yourself as a homeschooler but rather as a "concerned parent." You may call your senator at the Iowa Senate switchboard: (515) 281-3371, or at his home number, which is listed below. Members of the S.F. 2162 Senate Human Resources Subcommittee are: Amanda Ragan (614) 424-0974 James A. Seymour (712) 64702699 Jack Hatch (515) 243-2033 Maggie Tinsman (563) 332-5522 Use our legislative toolbox to find your senator's name at: http://www.hslda.org/toolbox To view the text of the bill go to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2841 To view the Palmdale decision go to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2842 Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff, HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can get a little latte or a lotta legal. With our new payment options, you can join HSLDA for as little as $8/month, less than the price of a cup of coffee a week. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
