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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/29/2010 9:30:23 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Iowa--Violation of Equal Access to Testing |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Iowa--Violation of Equal Access to Testing Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Iowa law and regulations say that a homeschool student who dual enrolls in a public school is entitled to the same access to standardized testing as any other enrolled public-school student--that is, at no cost (other than the taxes they already pay!). But based on statements coming out of the state Department of Education, some local school districts have recently been refusing to follow the law. These districts are telling homeschool students that they will be required to pay the cost of standardized testing even if they are dual enrolled, unless the students are also signed up for public-school academic classes. There is no basis in law for denying the right to no-cost testing unless a student also signs up for an academic class. HSLDA has sent a letter to a principal at a Des Moines-area elementary school telling him that we will consider litigation if he continues to violate a particular family's right to equal access to testing. If you know of any other specific local situations where dual-enrolled homeschool students are being denied their rights to no-cost standardized testing, please let me know immediately. Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can get a little latte or a lotta legal. With our new payment options, you can join HSLDA for as little as $10/month, less than the price of a cup of coffee a week. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
