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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/3/2008 9:48:51 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Open Letter to Subway |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who are the nation's best lobbyists? We don't know that this has ever been determined; but we do know that HSLDA's National Center for Home Education is the only national organization lobbying on behalf of homeschoolers on Capitol Hill. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for May 27, 2008: 1. Open Letter to Subway: Let Homeschoolers Enter Contest 2. Family Receives Truancy Notice 3. Be a Winner: Enter HSLDA's 25th Anniversary Contest 4. PHC: Commencement Celebrates God, Service, and Love 5. Magazine Offers Free Trial Subscription to Members 6. 'Home School Heartbeat': The New Face of Judicial Tyranny 7. Register for Generation Joshua's Summer Camp! ..................................................................... 1. Open Letter to Subway: Let Homeschoolers Enter Contest We are disappointed that Subway has chosen to overlook the homeschool community in its latest contest. This letter expresses our concerns to the leadership of the restaurant chain. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5165 ..................................................................... 2. Indiana: Family Receives Truancy Notice A family in northern Indiana was contacted by a truancy officer who inquired about their homeschool program and demanded that the family meet with her. HSLDA learned that the situation was the result of the local public school failing to follow proper procedures. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5150 ..................................................................... 3. Be a Winner: Enter HSLDA's 25th Anniversary Contest "We felt alone, singled out, and abused by our local school system. HSLDA gave us the ability to go through with our hardest decision." So reads the first winning entry of HSLDA's contest series held as part of our year-long 25th Anniversary celebration. A new contest begins June 1. Read more winning entries: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5151 Read how to enter June's contest: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5152 ..................................................................... 4. PHC: Commencement Celebrates God, Service, and Love Sixty-three graduates from 25 states received their diplomas on a day in which eloquent speeches and grand ideals stirred a capacity crowd of parents, family and friends. Commencement speaker Mike Huckabee's keynote address proved a fitting highlight. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5153 ..................................................................... 5. Magazine Offers Free Trial Subscription to Members For a limited time, through HSLDA's partnership with WORLD Magazine, you can receive WORLD for two months free without cost or obligation! This special offer is available to new subscribers who are HSLDA members. Remember, WORLD is the only biweekly news magazine in America that reports from a Christian perspective. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5154 ..................................................................... 6. 'Home School Heartbeat': The New Face of Judicial Tyranny This week, Michael Farris talks about the increasing power of American federal courts and the tendency of judges to interpret unratified treaties and international law as binding on the United States. If unchecked, this practice will lead to a loss of constitutional rights. Find out how we can combat this growing problem. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5155 ..................................................................... 7. Register for Generation Joshua's Summer Camp! This year's GenJ camp will teach teens how to write legislation, hold hearings, develop party platforms, run voter registration drives, and almost everything else associated with the political process. The fun, fast-paced camp culminates in a mock presidential election. Speakers include Alex and Brett Harris (authors of "Do Hard Things"), Rick Green (founder of Patriot Academy), and HSLDA President Mike Smith. Scholarships are available. To learn more and to register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5156 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== May 27: The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina Homeschoolers of Color http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5164 May 22: Catholic News Agency Schwarzenegger, U.S. Representatives Express Their Support for Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5157 May 22: WorldNetDaily.com Fate of Homeschooling in Court's Hands http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5158 May 22: The Daily Miner, Kingman, Arizona Homeschool Numbers on the Decline http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5159 May 21: The Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio Homeschool Days Focus on Native American History http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5160 May 21: Hesston College, Hesston, Kansas Homeschool Students Flock to Hesston College Day Camp http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5161 May 21: WRDW-TV News 12: Augusta, Georgia Special Assignment: Drugs in School http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5162 May 20: The Mountain Enterprise, Frazier Lake, California Homeschool Groups Submit Appeal to Court http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5163 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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