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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/20/2008 11:04:01 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Ohio--Proposed Scholarship Excludes Homeschoolers From Eligibility |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== October 20, 2008 Ohio--Proposed Scholarship Excludes Homeschoolers From Eligibility Dear HSLDA Members: The Akron City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on October 6 spelling out the eligibility rules for Mayor Don Plusquellic's "scholarship for sewers" proposal. This is a proposal to lease Akron's sewer system in order to fund a scholarship for children in the city of Akron. The ordinance, which expands on the charter language for Issue 8 on the Nov. 4 ballot, says that residents attending Akron Public Schools, as well as private, nonprofit schools, are eligible for the scholarships. The ordinance also addresses the issue of homeschooled Akron students. To be eligible, a home-schooled student would have to attend an approved Akron high school from grades 9 through 12. ACTION REQUESTED Please visit http://akroncitycouncil.org/contact/contact.asp and request a change in the language of this ordinance, allowing homeschoolers to be eligible for the scholarship without attending an Akron high school. You can email a comment, send a letter, or call your councilperson. After stating that your comment is in regards to the "Akron Scholarship Plan Eligibility Policy," you can state, "I am a homeschool parent and I reside in the city of Akron. I feel that this ordinance discriminates against me and my students because homeschooled students are not eligible unless they attend and graduate from an approved Akron school. I am requesting that you change the language of the ordinance so that homeschooled students are eligible for the scholarship." If you have any questions please feel free to contact our staff at (540) 338-5600. Sincerely, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> 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: The freedom HSLDA allows me to have as I homeschool is wonderful! They handle the law and I get to dedicate the time to my daughter. - National City, CA HSLDA members since 1993, our membership is just as important to us as our children's curriculum. Thank you HSLDA for all you do on our behalf! - West Valley, NY More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
