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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/25/2007 4:41:38 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--School District Threatens to Destroy Portfolios |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for September 25, 2007: 1. School District Threatens to Destroy Portfolios 2. Virtual Charter School Enrollment Allowed 3. Bills Affecting Homeschoolers Fail 4. 2007 Legislative Wrap-Up 5. Christiansburg Retracts Probation Demand 6. Family 'Required' to Use Inaccurate Notification Form 7. Special Needs Snippet: Stretching the Truth Hurts 8. New Book Hails 'Home School Heroes' 9. 'Home School Heartbeat': First Class Homeschool Ministries 10. Generation Joshua: Sign up for Student Action Teams ---[ Special SAT/ACTPrep Offer! ]------------------------------------- HSLDA, in cooperation with a special program sponsored by NFL players, is excited to offer SAT and ACT Preparation DVD/CD-ROM packages that retail for $199.95. Each package costs just $9.95--the cost of shipping and handling! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Pennsylvania: School District Threatens to Destroy Portfolios Home School Legal Defense Association intervened when public school officials said they would destroy portfolios submitted by homeschoolers if the documents were not retrieved by a certain date. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4428 ..................................................................... 2. Georgia: Virtual Charter School Enrollment Allowed A change to Georgia's Charter Schools Act now allows for home-based instruction. However, these virtual charter schools are simply public school programs within the home. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4429 ..................................................................... 3. Mississippi: Bills Affecting Homeschoolers Fail Several bills that would have affected the rights of parents who homeschool their children failed to pass in the Mississippi legislature this year. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4430 ..................................................................... 4. North Dakota: 2007 Legislative Wrap-Up A tumultuous legislative session was highlighted by the defeat of a homeschooling bill that started out good but was amended to become more restrictive. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4431 ..................................................................... 5. Virginia: Christiansburg Retracts Probation Demand A public school superintendent mistakenly placed a homeschooling family on probation based on one child's test scores. HSLDA helped the superintendent recognize his error. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4432 ..................................................................... 6. Colorado: Family 'Required' to Use Inaccurate Notification Form A member family contacted us when public school officials insisted they fill out a notice of intent form that asked for information not required by law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4433 ..................................................................... 7. Special Needs Snippet: Stretching the Truth Hurts Homeschool families are accustomed to stretching: budgets, meals, life of clothing. . . . However, the temptation, in private conversations or group meetings, to stretch the facts about "my" child's accomplishments or progress is not always avoided. The enemy may then seize the opportunity to deliver discouragement or condemnation to a listening parent whose child is not achieving to that same degree. A parent may forget, for the moment, that all children do not learn things at the same time or rate. II Corinthians 10:12 explains: ". . . but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." For more special needs help and resources: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4434 ..................................................................... 8. New Book Hails 'Home School Heroes' Over the last 21 years, HSLDA Senior Counsel Chris Klicka has battled for homeschool freedoms in all 50 states on behalf of thousands of homeschoolers. In his new book, "Home School Heroes: The Struggle and Triumph of Home Schooling in America", he tells the stories of over a hundred homeschool families from the 80's and early 90's and how they overcame intense opposition. To learn more and to order: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4435 ..................................................................... 9. 'Home School Heartbeat': First Class Homeschool Ministries Is a homeschool co-op right for your church? This week, Mike Smith talks with Jay and Heidi St. John about the benefits of homeschool community. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4436 ..................................................................... 10. Generation Joshua: Sign up for Student Action Teams Generation Joshua, a division of HSLDA, is excited to announce its 2007 Student Action Teams. These teams provide real-life civics education by mobilizing teens and parents to carefully selected political races on behalf of pro-family and pro-homeschooling candidates. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4437 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== September 24: The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana Colleges Embrace Homeschool Students http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4438 September 21: The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois Local Homeschoolers Enjoy Flexibility in Learning http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4439 September 19: The Telegraph, El Dorado Hills, California Family Makes it Work--All 11 of Them http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4440 > Links do not imply endorsement. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Kidtest.com ====================================================================== An online academic assessment company fulfilling all your testing and education product needs, with up to 32% discounts on tests to HSLDA members and HSF Friends of Home Schooling. 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