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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/9/2010 4:21:12 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Sweden Takes A Hardening Line |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What's the shortest distance between two homeschoolers? HSLDA's elert service! When threats to homeschool freedoms arise, you want to be able to respond. We make it possible. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, or Oklahoma, 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 March 9, 2010: 1. Sweden Takes A Hardening Line 2. Homeschoolers Charged with Truancy 3. Health Care Bill May be Scheduled for Vote 4. Salem Citizens Defeat Daytime Curfew 5. School District Reports Homeschoolers for Child Neglect 6. Summer Business Institute Grants Homeschooler Equal Opportunity to Apply 7. Single Parents Say "Thanks" 8. Foundation's PHC Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications 9. Parental Rights: Is Washington Broken? 10. Generation Joshua: Family Membership Pricing Change 11. New Book from "Hank the Cowdog" Author 12. Facebook Fans--Keep Signing Up! 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Resolved, All Homeschoolers Should Debate 14. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Test with the Best! BJU Press Testing & Evaluation ]------------- Keep your students on track with regular testing! At BJU Press Testing & Evaluation you'll find everything you need to ensure that your students are learning as they should: achievement tests, writing evaluations, career guidance, personality profiles, test prep materials, and score interpretation. Shop online or call 1.800.845.5731! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Sweden Takes A Hardening Line A new law which would allow for home education only under "extraordinary circumstances" is awaiting finishing touches before it is brought before the entire Swedish Parliament where it is expected to pass. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7821 ..................................................................... 2. Tennessee: Homeschoolers Charged with Truancy Truancy charges were immediately dropped after HSLDA intervened on behalf of a family whose children were enrolled in the extension program of a local church-related school. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7819 ..................................................................... 3. Urgent Calls Needed--Health Care Bill May be Scheduled for Vote At the urging of President Obama, Democrat leaders in the House of Representatives have renewed efforts to pass the Senate version of health care reform. HSLDA strongly opposes this legislation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7820 ..................................................................... 4. Illinois: Salem Citizens Defeat Daytime Curfew A loose coalition including local homeschoolers helped to stop a proposed daytime curfew in Salem that was favored by the public school regional superintendent. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7822 ..................................................................... 5. North Carolina: School District Reports Homeschoolers for Child Neglect HSLDA intervened when an unlawful request that a member family provide additional documentation turned into a social services investigation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7823 ..................................................................... 6. Nevada: Summer Business Institute Grants Homeschooler Equal Opportunity to Apply After HSLDA intervened, Clark County agreed to recognize a Nevada homeschool high school student's academic program on the same basis as public and private school programs. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7824 ..................................................................... 7. Home School Foundation: Single Parents Say "Thanks" Single parents face enormous difficulties when it comes to homeschooling. The Home School Foundation tries to ease the burden and help these parents and their precious children continue on their homeschool journey. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7825 ..................................................................... 8. Foundation's PHC Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications The deadline for high school students who wish to apply for the Home School Foundation's 2010 scholarship to Patrick Henry College is May 14. The scholarship is available to on-campus, full-time, incoming PHC freshmen who are part of an HSLDA member family and who exhibit outstanding academic achievement and community service. Read more and apply: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7826 ..................................................................... 9. Parental Rights: Is Washington Broken? Polls show Americans are fed up with Washington. ParentalRights.org asks, "If Washington lawmakers can't be trusted with our money, why would we trust them with our kids?" Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7827 ..................................................................... 10. Generation Joshua: Family Membership Pricing Change In April Generation Joshua will restructure the pricing of its family memberships. If you want to take advantage of GenJ's amazing programs and save money, be sure to join before April 1 to take advantage of our extremely low-priced 10-year family memberships, before they are replaced with the newly priced ten-year family memberships. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7828 ..................................................................... 11. New Book from "Hank the Cowdog" Author Delight yourself with the new book by John R. Erickson, cowboy author of the best-selling "Hank the Cowdog" series. Published in partnership with Patrick Henry College, "Story Craft" details Erickson's road to self-publishing success through faith, perseverance, and artistic integrity. This frank, practical guide to the craft of writing applies to every kind of calling, from running a business to having a family. Support PHC and get your own copy: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7738 ..................................................................... 12. Facebook Fans--Keep Signing Up! Thanks for your support we've grown tremendously! If you've already become a fan, please send our facebook link to your friends and encourage them to become fans too! Click here to become a fan: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7829 ..................................................................... 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Resolved, All Homeschoolers Should Debate What's debate? And how did it start? And what good is being able to debate, anyway? Before you start arguing about it, hear what author and veteran debater Christy Shipe has to say on this week's program! Christy explains the historical role of debate in a free society, gives tips on getting started, and addresses how biblical principles should impact your student's debate skills. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7830 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 8: Courier & Press, Evansville, Indiana Homeschoolers Serve as House Pages http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7836 March 6: Associated Press Top Homeschool Texts Dismiss Darwin, Evolution http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7831 March 2: LifeSiteNews.com Homeschool Legal Giants Intervene in Sweden State Abduction of Homeschooler http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7832 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 14. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Are you an HSLDA member family who homeschools in Washington State? If so, come join HSLDA's contact attorney for Washington Thomas J. (Tj) Schmidt on Friday, March 19, at 4:00 p.m. (ET)! In this free webinar exclusively for HSLDA members, Tj will share practical information and legal insights, including part-time participation in the public school and how you can know that you are still in control of your child's education, what is required in the Declaration of Intent and where to submit the form, what a parent must do for the annual assessment, and what legal requirements parents must fulfill when teaching their children at home. Don't miss this chance to hear Tj live as he offers helpful information, advice, and guidelines to parents seeking to homeschool their children in the Evergreen State! Members in Indiana, Florida, Kentucky and New York can hear Tj speak specifically about their state by visiting our archives at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7833 . If you don't live in a state that Tj has addressed, check out the archives to find out if there has been an e-vent highlighting your home state! There is still space for you to join these e-vents--sign up now to reserve your "seat"! To register, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7833 . If you have any questions, please contact the @home e-vent coordinator at webinars@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Hunter HomeSchool ====================================================================== HomeSchool Minder is the complete, affordable, and easy-to-use software solution for organizing your homeschool. HomeSchool Minder provides you with a secure, reliable, and intuitive place to easily create and store records, grades, calendars, assignments, lesson plans, and transcripts for all of your students. 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