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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/24/2008 4:28:31 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--HSLDA Condemns German Court |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Is customer service an art or a science? For us, good customer service is both an art and a science -it should appeal to our members and be effective. Consider what our members say about us: We're thankful for the support HSLDA membership provides us. We'd never homeschool without them. We highly recommend HSLDA to all homeschoolers. - North Tonawanda, NY I cannot imagine our homeschool journey without HSLDA's strong leadership, protection, and guidance. God bless HSLDA! - Alta Loma, California More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1940 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for June 24, 2008: 1. HSLDA Condemns German Court for Jailing Homeschool Parents 2. Homepage Redesign Unveiled 3. Capitol Hill Testimony a Success! 4. Homeschool Family Threatened with Truancy Charges 5. Legislative Roller Coaster 6. Favorable Diploma Bill Dies 7. Driver's License Bills Fail 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Unearthing Lessons in History ---[ Homeschool Buyers Co-op ]---------------------------------------- School districts get volume discounts. Why not homeschoolers? Check out great discounts like these: God's World News (68%), Nest Learning (57%), Discovery Video (50%). Those and more are available at the link below. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. HSLDA Condemns German Court for Jailing Homeschool Parents On Wednesday, June 18, a district court in the German state of Hesse sentenced Jurgen and Rosemary Dudek each to three months in prison simply because they homeschool their seven children. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5239 ..................................................................... 2. Homepage Redesign Unveiled Come visit our new homepage! We hope it makes things easier to find on the HSLDA website. If you like the news summary that was on our old homepage, click the "More" button below the news window, or the "Homeschooling News" headline above. Let us know what you think! (Note: If the text in the menu bar is white, please refresh the page while holding down the CTRL key.) Visit the new homepage at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5240 ..................................................................... 3. Capitol Hill Testimony a Success! On June 11, Will Estrada, HSLDA's Director of Federal Relations, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor in opposition to portions of H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5254 ..................................................................... 4. Illinois: Homeschool Family Threatened with Truancy Charges HSLDA encountered a familiar problem when a truant officer made unlawful demands of a member family. As in the past, we were able to protect our members. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5255 ..................................................................... 5. Connecticut: Legislative Roller Coaster Strenuous opposition from homeschoolers helped prevent passage of a controversial bill regarding statutory notification procedures for all home educators. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5242 ..................................................................... 6. Tennessee: Favorable Diploma Bill Dies An amended bill which would have required the State of Tennessee to recognize high school diplomas issued by homeschools and church-related schools failed to pass this year. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5243 ..................................................................... 7. Alaska: Driver's License Bills Fail The 2007-2008 session of the Alaska legislature ended without passage of two driver's license bills which would have affected students receiving home education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5244 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Unearthing Lessons in History Homeschooling parents and archaeologists Regan and Amy Barr have lived a life of adventure--unearthing bones, digging up discoveries, and teaching Latin and Greek! On this week's "Home School Heartbeat," the Barrs explain why integrating archaeology and a few not-so-dead languages into your homeschool can help you wipe the dust off of history and capture your children's interest. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5245 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== June 24: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California In Defense of Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5246 June 23: WorldNetDaily.com Homeschool Advocates Fight for Parental Rights http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5247 June 23: The Mercury-News, San Jose, California Homeschooling in Court http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5248 June 23: San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California Court to Revisit Ruling on Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5249 June 21: The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee Curricular Fair is Gateway to Homeschooling World http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5250 June 20: Daily News, New York, New York Homeschool Parents get Albany Relief http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5251 June 19: The Messenger, Santa Monica, California Nine-Year-Old Homeschooler Boosts Park Petition Drive http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5252 June 18: WorldNetDaily.com Parents Sent to Jail for Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5253 > Links do not imply endorsement FEATURED HSLDA PerX - AcademicRecords ====================================================================== The official internet site that securely records, stores and generates professional school records and reports, meeting the ever changing needs of today's private and home school academies! 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