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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/15/2010 1:26:06 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Hampshire: HB 1580 Recognizes Parents' Fundamental Right! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== New Hampshire: HB 1580 Recognizes Parents' Fundamental Right! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Representative Paul Ingbretson has proposed House Bill 1580, a bill that would amend New Hampshire's compulsory school attendance law to explicitly recognize that "[i]t is the natural, fundamental right of parents to determine and direct the education of their children." Although in practice, to most people in New Hampshire the current homeschool law and regulations are not excessively onerous, the state is among the more highly regulated across the country. In the many legislative fights we have gone through in New Hampshire in recent years, HSLDA's constant position has been that no additional burdens should be imposed on homeschoolers, and if any changes were needed it would be changes making the law less restrictive. Representative Ingbretson's bill takes a step in that direction by recognizing explicitly that parents, not the government, have the right and therefore the responsibility to educate their children. While parents may choose to do so by enrolling them in a public or private school, homeschooling should be an equally acceptable option. HSLDA supports recognizing this fundamental right explicitly in state law. A hearing is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on January 21 at the legislative office building in Room 205-207. Thank you for your continued support of freedom and liberty in New Hampshire! Standing with you, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Have you ever yelled into the wind, only to hear the sound of your voice blown back at you? It's hard to be heard in the midst of a storm. Trying to influence federal legislation is much like yelling to be heard while standing in a fierce wind. Yet when 80,000 voices join together, they become a powerful force that cannot be drowned out. Join HSLDA to be heard above the tempests that threaten homeschool freedoms. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1939 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
