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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/4/2006 5:30:33 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA'S Weekly Update--NCHE's Legislative Briefing Report |
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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 April 4, 2006: 1. National Center for Home Education--Legislative Briefing Report 2. Washington Times Op-ed: Compulsory Attendance Deserves F 3. Family Told: 'We Will Take Your Children!' 4. The Social Worker at Your Door: 10 Helpful Hints 5. School District Oversteps Authority 6. School District Refuses To Provide Monitor 7. School District Drops Unlawful Proposal 8. Special Education Services Reinstated for Homeschoolers 9. School District Insists on Use of its Forms 10. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling Basics ..................................................................... 1. National Center for Home Education--Legislative Briefing Report The National Center for Home Education's 2006 Legislative Summit reached one of its high points on Thursday morning, March 30. Four Senators and eight Representatives spoke to our group of 75 homeschool leaders. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2958 ..................................................................... 2. Washington Times Op-ed: Compulsory Attendance Deserves F The argument for placing increasingly younger children into school is that it will improve academic attainment. It is believed that because of their early entrance, the children will be ready to learn when they enter the formative years of education. This has not been proven to be true. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2954 ..................................................................... 3. North Carolina: Family Told--'We Will Take Your Children!' A North Carolina member family called us when a social worker threatened to take their children. Our attorneys intervened and showed the family how to prove their innocence. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2951 ..................................................................... 4. The Social Worker at Your Door: 10 Helpful Hints If your family is targeted by a social services investigation, protect your children by invoking your Fourth Amendment rights. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2952 ..................................................................... 5. Alabama: School District Oversteps Authority Homeschoolers in Houston County turned to us when local public school officials began demanding monthly enrollment and attendance reports. Our attorney showed officials their request went beyond what state law requires. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2953 ..................................................................... 6. North Dakota: School District Refuses To Provide Monitor A member family contacted us after local public school officials refused to provide a teaching "monitor" as required by state law. Our attorneys contacted the officials and pointed out that if the school district refused to furnish a monitor this would waive the requirement that the home education program be monitored at all. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2955 ..................................................................... 7. Pennsylvania: School District Drops Unlawful Proposal After receiving a letter from Senior Counsel Dewitt Black of Home School Legal Defense Association, the board of school directors of the Bethlehem Area School District decided to abandon a plan to discriminate against homeschooling students participating in extracurricular activities at the public school. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2956 ..................................................................... 8. Illinois: Special Education Services Reinstated for Homeschoolers A member family contacted us after being told their child no longer qualified for federally mandated special needs services. Public education officials in Illinois were claiming that state law did not require them to help special-needs homeschoolers. HSLDA attorneys contacted state officials and showed them they were wrong. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2957 ..................................................................... 9. Georgia: School District Insists on Use of its Forms In January, a school social worker from Gainesville City Schools went to the home of a Home School Legal Defense Association member family and advised the mother that she was required to utilize the declaration of intent and attendance forms provided by the school district. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2959 ..................................................................... 10. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling Basics "I want to homeschool, but I don't know what to do about . . ." If you're feeling doubtful or are unsure how home education will fit into your family's schedule, tune in for some encouragement. This week, Michael Farris offers practical advice to help moms, dads, and kids enjoy a smoother homeschool experience. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2960 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education =============================================================== April 3: Clayton News-Daily, Jonesboro, Georgia A Family's Efforts for Homeschooling in Clayton http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2961 April 2: The Edmond Sun, Oklahoma Homeschooler Knows His World http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2962 March 31: The Flint Journal, Michigan Home-School League Hopes to Change Image http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2963 > Links do not imply endorsement. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Homeschool Reporting Online ====================================================================== Homeschool Reporting Online is designed to automate the record keeping needs of home educating families and umbrella schools. 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