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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/16/2009 10:40:21 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Idaho--Governor Signs Homeschool Freedom Bill |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== April 16, 2009 Idaho--Governor Signs Homeschool Freedom Bill Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, On April 3, Governor Otter signed into law Senate Bill 1017, abolishing the ambiguous requirement that homeschooled children be instructed "comparably" to public school children. The new law takes effect July 1. Our right to homeschool our children comes from God, not the government. Nevertheless, freedom has taken a step forward with the removal of the "comparably" requirement, and with the specific recognition of the right to homeschool. With this improvement, the requirements to homeschool in Idaho can be summarized as follows: Children of compulsory age must be instructed by--or at the direction of--their parent (or guardian) in subjects commonly and usually taught in Idaho public schools. We are thankful to have contributed to the joint endeavor with ICHE and CHOIS to make this change a reality. We recommend that you send a thank-you to the two sponsors (listed below) who did a lot of hard work to get this bill passed in the House and Senate. You can reach Sen. Russell Fulcher at (208) 332-1340 or rfulcher@senate.idaho.gov and Rep. Bob Nonini at (208) 667-5762 or bnonini@house.idaho.gov. To hear more about the miracle of this bill's passage and to be encouraged with many good workshops and sessions, we urge you to register now to attend the CHOIS "Growing in Unity" Convention on June 12 and 13 in Nampa, Idaho. HSLDA Senior Counsel Chris Klicka will be speaking there and giving several sessions and keynotes. For more information and to register, visit www.chois.org. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
