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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/19/2009 12:48:10 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Vermont --Update on the Status of Vermont's Home Study Department |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 19, 2009 Vermont--Update on the Status of Vermont's Home Study Department Dear HSLDA Members: HSLDA has recently received several inquiries regarding the status of the Vermont Home Study Department. HSLDA would like to keep you informed of what is happening. There has been talk circulating of a plan to eliminate the Vermont Home Study office and leave decision-making authority to each individual district, as soon as June 30, 2009. This would not be possible under current Vermont law, and HSLDA would oppose such a move. HSLDA has been informed that there will likely not be any legislation this year from the Department of Education concerning home study. Vermont's new Commissioner of Education Armando Vilaseca will be meeting with Governor Jim Douglas to propose he be provided an opportunity to review the current law and make proposed changes suitable to everyone for the following legislative session. Commissioner Vilaseca has spoken positively about his experience with homeschoolers based on his experience as a superintendent and based on his own personal knowledge of homeschoolers among his among his friends and acquaintances. Vermont's current law is among the most restrictive in the nation and is due for updating. Research continues to show that homeschooled students outperform their peers academically, are attending college in higher numbers, participate in civic society as productive citizens, and that there is no correlation between any of these results and higher regulation. Retta Dunlap, executive director of the Vermont Education Network, is involved in the issue and actively working to insure that homeschoolers are protected. If you have questions for Retta, you can email her at vhen@comcast.net. HSLDA will continue to monitor this situation and alert you should action be necessary in the future. Thank you for your commitment to defending homeschool freedom in Vermont. Sincerely, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 27 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 27 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
