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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/21/2006 5:00:45 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Update: College Degree Requirement to be Removed |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 21, 2006 Dear HSLDA members and friends, The pair of bills that would allow parents with a high school diploma to choose their own curriculum (House Bill 1340 and Senate Bill 499) have passed the house and senate. Thank you for your calls. Your voice was heard! This afternoon the patrons of both bills and representatives of Home School Legal Defense Association, Virginia Home Educators Association, and the Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers met with Bill Murray, Governor Kaine's legislative director to discuss Governor Kaine's position on the bills. Two years ago a nearly identical bill passed both houses but was vetoed by former Governor Warner. Tim Kaine, who was Lieutenant Governor at the time, had urged Governor Warner to sign it. We therefore anticipated that as governor, Tim Kaine would be in favor of the bill. During the meeting today it became clear that Governor Kaine supported the bill, but the Department of Education requested that a provision be added that would require the department to monitor the implementation of the bill and communicate any appropriate findings to the General Assembly in 2008. All the participants in the meeting agreed that this provision would not detract from the bill's purpose. Every legitimate study of homeschool student achievement has shown them to excel, and we expect the same if the department chooses to monitor by tracking test scores. Furthermore, their authority to monitor expires in 2008. With this in mind, all participants agreed to the department's request. It has taken years of work to get this far, but it now appears virtually certain that within a very short time parents with only a high school diploma will have the same curriculum choices as college graduates. The battles we previously had to fight in some counties--particularly Goochland--over inappropriate enforcement of the curriculum requirement, will be a thing of the past. This will be a tremendous step forward for homeschool freedom in Virginia. Thank you for your patient, strong support for the effort to bring this new freedom to homeschool families. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. So no matter which way the wind is blowing, we're there to protect your family. 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