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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/13/2010 2:24:54 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Rhode Island--North Kingstown Corrects "Ambush" Policy |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Rhode Island--North Kingstown Corrects "Ambush" Policy Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: On April 5 the North Kingstown School Committee adopted a favorable homeschool policy, thus making amends for "ambushing" the homeschool community last year with onerous policy changes. The "ambush" policy required parents to: 1. Meet with an assistant superintendent; 2. Prove their instructional plan meets "RI Department of Education requirements" (without explaining what this meant); 3. "Register" their children in person with the North Kingstown public school department; 4. Prove they live in North Kingstown; and 5. Produce the child's birth certificate. Highlights of the new policy are: 1. Parents will be invited (not required) to meet with the assistant superintendent (most families will want to decline this invitation); 2. The letter of intent will confirm that parents will teach all required subjects (no proof of curriculum required); 3. No "registration" is required; 4. No proof of residence is required; 5. No birth certificate is required, but parents are asked to identify the child's age in years and months, and last grade completed; and 6. All homeschool parents currently on record in North Kingstown will receive written notice if any change of policy is being formally considered. If you have the opportunity, please thank Amy Brock of Rhode Island Guild of Home Teachers for spending the many, many hours it took to finalize a policy that will protect homeschool freedom in North Kingstown. Also, please send a thank-you note to members of the school committee. Link to complete policy: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8080 Sincerely yours, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
