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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/16/2009 4:22:48 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you -- watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota or Texas, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ..................................................................... Topics for June 16, 2009 1. UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain 2. USA Today Gets Homeschool Story Wrong 3. 'One Bruise Too Many' Says Pediatrician 4. Lawmakers Urge Germany to Let Parents Homeschool 5. School District Attempts to Require More than Law Allows 6. Recordings of @home E-vents Available! 7. Supplement Your Teen's History Course 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Father-Teen Connection ---[ Concerned about you child's heart? ]----------------------------- You should be. Casualties are growing, even in the best homes. Don’t lose all you’ve worked for. Be decisive and visionary. Join Geoffrey Botkin and his entire family for this life-changing, two-day event, July 10-11. Lots of Q&A. Highly practical. Inspire your whole family. Sponsored by Homeschooling Today. Special discount of 30%. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=162 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain Sadly, HSLDA's warnings concerning the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child have proven correct in England, where a new report urges restricting homeschooling on the basis of these "rights." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6652 ..................................................................... 2. USA Today Gets Homeschool Story Wrong A recent USA Today article tries to portray homeschoolers as predominantly rich and white. The facts are not on their side. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6651 ..................................................................... 3. Massachusetts: 'One Bruise Too Many' Says Pediatrician A Home School Legal Defense Association member family was told that because their son had too many bruises a report would have to be filed with Child Protective Services. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6641 ..................................................................... 4. Tennessee: Lawmakers Urge Germany to Let Parents Homeschool The Tennessee House of Representatives recently became the second U.S. lawmaking body to urge the German government to lift its onerous restrictions on homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6642 ..................................................................... 5. New York: School District Attempts to Require More than Law Allows Two member families in the Buffalo Public School District recently received letters requesting additional information or informing them that they had failed to submit necessary documents. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6643 ..................................................................... 6. Recordings of @home E-vents Available! Are the fun-filled summer months keeping your family's schedule too busy to attend HSLDA's live @home e-vents? To accommodate your unique needs, we now have archived recordings posted at a link on our webpage. You may listen to any previous webinar at your convenience! To access the archives, simply go to the archives link, proceed through standard registration to log in, and begin listening and learning. While you're online, swing by our homepage to check out our updated summer speaker schedule. For more information, or to access the archives: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6644 ..................................................................... 7. Teaching with Historic Places--Supplement Your Teen's History Course As you map out your teen's history course for the next school year, check out the National Park Service's Teaching with Historic Places website. It allows you to search for relevant lesson plans, online tours, photographs, and articles by location, state, time period, or theme. Best of all, the lesson plans, maps, and suggested activities are all free--some are suitable for high schoolers! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6645 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Father-Teen Connection The teen years can be a challenging period for parents. Whether you're maintaining a good relationship or trying to overcome barriers that have arisen, making the effort to connect with your teen is an essential and rewarding endeavor. This week, Scott Somerville joins Mike Farris to offer encouragement especially for dads on how--and why--to stay connected with your teen. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6646 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== June 14: The Ledger, Lakeland, Florida Freys are the First Family of Fencing http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6647 June 13: The News-Times, Danbury, Connecticut Redding Girl Wins State Writing Competition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6648 June 11: Daily Mail, London, United Kingdom Crackdown on Homeschooling as Parents Face Annual Checks and Registration http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6649 June 10: The Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Homeschool: The Next Generation http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6650 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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