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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/14/2006 9:03:18 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Judge Threatens Family with $3,500 Fine! |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== HSLDA's Weekly Update--Judge Threatens Family with $3,500 Fine! ..................................................................... Topics for June 14, 2006: 1. Judge Threatens Family with $3,500 Fine! 2. Police Officer Sticks His Foot in Family's Door 3. Family Turned in to Social Worker and School District 4. HSLDA to Sue School District over IDEA 5. 'Court Report' Archives: A Not So Bright IDEA 6. 'Home School Heartbeat': Teaching the News 7. Generation Joshua: Teen Tracks for 2006 were an Incredible Success ---[ God's World News ]----------------------------------------------- For more than 20 years, Christian parents and educators have trusted "God's World News" to help their children gain a biblical perspective on current events. Now "God's World News" is teaming up with HSLDA to offer you a special deal on GWNews. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Michigan: Judge Threatens Family with $3,500 Fine! When our attorney went to court on behalf of a homeschooling family, he not only got truancy charges dropped, he shared information about home education to several interested law enforcement workers. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3112 ..................................................................... 2. New Jersey: Police Officer Sticks His Foot in Family's Door Our attorneys answered the emergency call from a member family who was visited by social workers late on a Friday night. We helped the family stand on their Fourth Amendment rights and refute the bogus accusations brought against them. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3113 ..................................................................... 3. Wisconsin: Family Turned in to Social Worker and School District A Wisconsin family requested help after being harassed by social services and local public school officials. Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys helped defuse the situation by showing that the family was complying with state law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3114 ..................................................................... 4. New York: HSLDA to Sue School District over IDEA Ignoring both the clear intent of Congress and the cogent reasoning of a federal appeals court, New York officials are trying to force a member family to submit their child to a government special-needs evaluation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3115 ..................................................................... 5. 'Court Report' Archives: A Not So Bright IDEA Today, almost 6 million children and youth participate in special education programs supported by IDEA. However, because some public schools misinterpret IDEA, this law can be more of a hindrance than a help for homeschoolers. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3116 ................................................................. 6. 'Home School Heartbeat': Teaching the News Do your kids think the news is boring? Kathy Privrat, co-founder and director of StudentNewsDaily.com, suggests adding current events to your curriculum, and your kids will take an interest! This week, Kathy talks with Mike Smith about how you can cultivate an awareness of local and world events in your children and help them hone their skills in other subjects at the same time. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3117 ..................................................................... 7. Generation Joshua: Teen Tracks for 2006 Were an Incredible Success Hundreds of teens signed up for Generation Joshua at the several homeschool conferences where Generation Joshua ran its Teen Track program. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3118 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== June 12: Concord Monitor, Concord, New Hampshire Twenty-five Paper Pilots Take Off http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3119 June 10: The Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Homeschooling Booms in Mississippi http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3120 June 8: Tooele Transcript Bulletin, Tooele, Utah Homeschoolers do the Bard http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3121 June 7: Mile High News.com, Colorado When Home is School, Parents Find Creative Ways to Help Their Children Socialize http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3122 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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