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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/3/2006 3:59:13 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Oklahoma--Calls Still Needed to Stop Driver's License Restriction |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 3, 2006 Oklahoma--Calls Still Needed to Stop Driver's License Restriction Dear HSLDA members and friends: Calls are needed to prevent adding proficiency in mathematics as a requirement for 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to get a driver's license. These two bills, Senate Bill 1792 and House Bill 2608, could receive a floor vote in their respective chambers any day. If passed, these bills would prohibit 16 and 17-year-olds from obtaining a driver's license unless they first pass a state-approved math test. Homeschooled students would be at a tremendous disadvantage since they don't use the state's math curriculum and would have no control over the alternative test the department of education might approve. ACTION REQUESTED: Call your Senator and ask him or her to oppose this misguided bill. Your message can be as simple as, "Please oppose Senate Bill 1792. It would create an unnecessary barrier for well-qualified teens to get driver's licenses. A teen who has proved he can drive safely should not be denied a license because of a state-approved math test." Call your Representative and give him or her the same message regarding House Bill 2608. Use our legislative toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox to find your state senator and representative. Please call other homeschool families and ask them to make calls. REASONS TO OPPOSE SENATE BILL 1792 and HOUSE BILL 2608: Teens who have proved they can drive safely should not be denied a license just because they cannot pass a math test. Math ability has nothing to do with driving ability. If homeschoolers were required to take the statewide 8th-grade math test, they would be at a major disadvantage because it is based on the state curriculum, which homeschoolers do not necessarily use. Homeschoolers would have no control over what alternative tests the department of education might approve. A driver's license is an important gateway to meet basic transportation needs for those who have demonstrated they can drive safely. It must not be trivialized into a reward for good behavior for students who have jumped though enough hoops. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely, Scott Woodruff, HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. 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