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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/22/2010 2:28:42 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Errors in Goochland Letter |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Virginia--Errors in Goochland Letter Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: On June 16 the Goochland County Public Schools Student Services Specialist sent a letter to homeschool families containing errors. Here is some guidance to help you put the letter in perspective. The letter twice referred to the necessity of families getting "approval" in order to homeschool. Families do not need the school system's approval to homeschool. It also said an "education plan" must be filed by August 15. There is no such requirement in the law, although that is the correct date for filing a notice of intent for the coming year. The letter said that information about "home school regulations" can be obtained from the state Department of Education. There are no homeschool regulations, nor does any state agency have authority to adopt regulations. The letter contains an awkwardly worded request asking families to notify the school system if they are no longer homeschooling. The applicable statutes do not require you to tell a school system if you stop homeschooling. If you choose to stop homeschooling, you just stop filing the annual notice of intent. It's as simple as that. You are not required to notify the school system about alternate plans you may have made, or whether your child is no longer subject to compulsory attendance by virtue of having graduated and received a diploma. Let us know if the letter raised any question in your mind that we did not address above. If you operate under the religious exemption, you can disregard this bulletin. Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Is customer service an art or a science? For us, good customer service is both an art and a science -it should appeal to our members and be effective. Consider what our members say about us: The freedom HSLDA allows me to have as I homeschool is wonderful! They handle the law and I get to dedicate the time to my daughter. - National City, CA HSLDA members since 1993, our membership is just as important to us as our children's curriculum. Thank you HSLDA for all you do on our behalf! - West Valley, NY More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
