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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/2/2006 4:22:35 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Exit Strategy from Public Schools? |
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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 May 2, 2006: 1. Southern Baptists Seek Exit Strategy from Public Schools 2. Homeschoolers Stop Expansion of Government Control 3. Compulsory Attendance Laws Restrict Freedom 4. New Law Excuses Homeschoolers From Jury Duty 5. Reading, Writing, and Child Protective Services 6. Statewide Databases and Homeschool Privacy 7. District Asks the Impossible 8. School District Perpetuates False Homeschool Deadlines 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Parental Rights, Part 2 ..................................................................... 1. Southern Baptists Want Exit Strategy from Public Schools A resolution calling for Southern Baptist churches to develop an exit strategy from public schools is being proposed by Roger Moran, member of the SBC Executive Committee and a homeschooling father, and Houston attorney Dr. Bruce Shortt. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3005 ..................................................................... 2. Colorado: Homeschoolers Stop Expansion of Government Control Despite an uphill battle, homeschoolers managed to avoid being included in legislation aimed at expanding the compulsory attendance age. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3006 ..................................................................... 3. Analysis: Compulsory Attendance Laws Restrict Freedom Compulsory attendance laws not only attack the rights of parents to direct the education of their children, a growing body of research shows that these laws don't work. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3007 ..................................................................... 4. Georgia: New Law Excuses Homeschoolers From Jury Duty On April 18, 2006, Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law House Bill 376 excusing homeschooling parents from jury duty in certain circumstances. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3008 ..................................................................... 5. Wyoming: Reading, Writing, and Child Protective Services We've intervened in a number of recent cases where homeschooling families have been accused of educational neglect. HSLDA helps social services workers understand that homeschooling is the opposite of neglect. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3009 ..................................................................... 6. Nebraska: Statewide Databases and Homeschool Privacy Will homeschool records be included in Nebraska's new statewide student database? They're not supposed to be--HSLDA is monitoring the situation to make sure. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3010 ..................................................................... 7. Ohio: District Asks the Impossible One school district has construed Ohio's homeschool regulations so as to make it impossible to start homeschooling late in the school year. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3011 ..................................................................... 8. Florida: School District Perpetuates False Homeschool Deadlines Homeschoolers in Florida should take note: A notice recently posted by a local school district is another example of a deadline that is not supported by state law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3012 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Parental Rights, Part 2 The chipping away of parents' rights in America will have dangerous repercussions for future generations. Tune in this week as Michael Farris describes the current threats to parental rights, and how you can help combat the growing power of government over our families. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3013 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== April 30, 2006: The Washington Times Homeschoolers Field Own Teams http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3014 April 26: The Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minnesota 'Hero' Dinner Theater Gives Homeschoolers Chance to Shine http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3015 > Links do not imply endorsement. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - AcademicOne ====================================================================== Live Online Tutors in a virtual classroom setting to assist with your homework. Classroom open Sunday through Thursday from 4-10pm Eastern Time. For the first 500 we are offering a special discount for the next 3 months. 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