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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/14/2008 4:20:12 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Family Told to Meet with State Attorney or Else |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many of your friends would pay your legal fees? As a member of HSLDA, you have 80,000 families standing with you to protect and advance homeschool freedoms in the United States and foreign countries. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for October 14, 2008: 1. Family Told to Meet with State Attorney or Else 2. State Officials Call Hearings for Missed Deadline 3. Homeschool Faces Probation Due to District Error 4. Join Patrick Henry College for Global Warming Symposium 5. Sign up for Free Special Needs Newsletter 6. PHC Job Opening: Application Developer 7. HSLDA Essay Contest Deadline Approaching 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Dissenting Tradition in American Education ---[ Vision-Casting Films Homeschoolers Love ]------------------------ Franklin Springs Family Media offers films that will inspire and entertain your family. The Library 10 Pack is available now for only $99.00, a $100 savings! Click the link below to watch the trailers and order today. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Illinois: Family Told to Meet with State Attorney or Else A member family's decision to begin homeschooling their daughter resulted in an invitation to the state attorney's office to discuss possible truancy charges. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5619 ..................................................................... 2. Vermont: State Officials Call Hearings for Missed Deadline Several families in Vermont are being challenged in hearings which could result in the state preventing their children from being enrolled in home study. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5620 ..................................................................... 3. Florida: Homeschool Faces Probation Due to District Error When school district officials wrongfully told a homeschool family that they were being placed on probation, Home School Legal Defense Association intervened. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5621 ..................................................................... 4. Join Patrick Henry College for Global Warming Symposium Believing that every American should be aware of the true issues at stake in current environmental debates, Patrick Henry College and the Cornwall Alliance are partnering for a free Global Warming Symposium on the PHC campus, October 18. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5622 ..................................................................... 5. Sign up for Free Special Needs Newsletter Does your child have to work too hard to learn? If so, you'll want to sign up for HSLDA's free email newsletter, "Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner." The monthly publication offers advice, resources, and encouragement to help you successfully teach your child at home despite his or her special needs. Subscribe at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5623 ..................................................................... 6. PHC Job Opening: Application Developer The college is seeking candidates with experience in a wide range of computer applications and languages. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5624 ..................................................................... 7. HSLDA Essay Contest Deadline Approaching Students have until November 1 to submit entries to HSLDA's annual student essay contest. Completed essays must be sent by mail and accompanied by a contest entry form. For contest guidelines and entry forms: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5542 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Dissenting Tradition in American Education Homeschoolers aren't the first ones to object to the notion of a public school. This week, Dr. James Carper explains how the early common schools bred dissenters, why public schools still create dissent, and how this dissent inspired the modern homeschooling movement. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5625 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== October 14: Britt News-Tribune, Britt, Iowa Homeschool...Lessons and Life Begin and End at Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5626 October 13: WLBT-TV Channel 3, Jackson, Mississippi Parents Homeschool Children to Avoid Vaccinations http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5627 October 8: The Log Cabin Democrat, Conway, Arkansas Falcon Players Make All American Watch List http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5628 October 8: WGMB-TV Fox 44, Baton Rouge, Louisiana From Homeschool to the Gridiron http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5629 > Links do not imply endorsement. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Homeschool Enrichment Inc ====================================================================== Homeschooling isn't just another academic alternative--it's a way of life! 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