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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/15/2010 3:38:24 PM Home School Legal Defense Association West Virginia--Effects of the Compulsory Attendance Age Increase |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== April 15, 2010 West Virginia--Effects of the Compulsory Attendance Age Increase Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: West Virginia House Bill 4593 was recently signed into law by the governor, increasing the age of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 17. However, the legislature's use of vague language regarding the effective date creates some uncertainty. According to the bill, the age increase begins "with the 2011-2012 high school freshman cohort class of students." HSLDA will be analyzing this legislation carefully and will revise our legal analysis to provide you with the information you will need to be able to comply with the law. We will inform you when our analysis has been completed. At this time our position is that students who are 16 years old for the 2010-2011 school year are not affected by this increase. This means that homeschoolers may confidently cease sending their notice of intent to school districts for their students who are 16 years old for the next (2010 - 2011) school year. On a positive note, the House of Delegates designated March 9, 2010, as "West Virginia Home School Day." House Resolution 29 states that homeschooled students exhibit "self-confidence and good citizenship and are prepared academically to meet the challenges of today's society." Further, the resolution recognizes homeschool students, teachers, and families for their "dedication to excellence in education." View the full resolution here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8101 . Thank you for what you do in defense of homeschooling freedom in West Virginia! Standing with you, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
