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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/12/2006 3:39:58 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Hampshire--Calls needed to strengthen parental rights |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Dear HSLDA members: We have a tremendous opportunity to strengthen the rights of parents who are being investigated by social workers. House Bill 587 has passed both the New Hampshire House and Senate and will go to a conference committee probably on Tuesday, May 16, 2006. This bill requires social workers to tell families the allegations against them. It is important that the conference committee add three provisions to the bill. These provisions are described below and come from a bill, House Bill 325, which has not passed the Senate. These three provisions, together with the requirements of House Bill 587, create a package that will help restore fairness during social worker investigations. ACTION REQUESTED: Senator Odell is a key member of the conference committee. This email is only being sent to about 20 HSLDA members in his district. Therefore, we need to you to call him to encourage him to support placing the provisions of HB 325 in HB 587. This bill affects all families, so it is not necessary to identify yourself as a homeschooler. Your message to Sen. Odell can be as simple as: "We would appreciate it if you would support putting the provisions of HB 325 in the final version of HB 587." Senator Odell may be contacted at (603) 863-9797, or via email at rpojr@aol.com. BACKGROUND: House Bill 325 establishes certain requirements for social workers to follow while they are investigating a family. These standards allow parents who are falsely accused to defend themselves better. These three provisions are: * Families are able to examine any evidence against them, as social workers are required to file any evidence at least five business days before a hearing; * Families accused of abuse or neglect are allowed to have their child evaluated by a physician of their choice; and * Any interview of a child by the Department of Health and Human Services is either videotaped or audio recorded. These provisions are a significant means of ensuring fairness during social worker investigations. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely, Scott 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. ====================================================================== | |
