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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/1/2010 11:49:35 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Maine: Special Education Services Difficulties |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Maine: Special Education Services Difficulties Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: This year HSLDA has seen an unusual number of homeschool families who have been denied access to special education services. Although Maine statute 20-A section 5021.3 seems to clearly give homeschool families access, many public school districts are denying access based on a recently enacted regulation that exploits a weakness in the statute. HSLDA and Home Educators of Maine (HOME) are exploring the possibility of having a bill introduced in the legislature that would insert stronger language into the statute and restore homeschoolers' access to special education services. In the meantime, families have a number of options. Maine has a procedure parents can use when they believe their child's access to special education services has been wrongly denied. We have posted this document on the Maine section of our website at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=9753 . It is available to both members and non-members. HSLDA will assist any member family that wishes to file a complaint. For technical reasons, families who homeschool via the non-approved private school (NAPS) option may be in a better position to successfully pursue a complaint than families who homeschool under the notice of intent option. If you filed a notice of intent to homeschool and your request for special services has been denied, you may want to consider switching to the NAPS option and submitting your request again. You should first confirm that the NAPS is in full compliance with the voluntary "Guidelines for Equivalent Instruction in Non-Approved Private Schools." If denied again, you should decide if you want to initiate the compliant procedure. HSLDA is not considering litigation on the issue of access to special education services because of the current weakness of the statute. If any family wishes to retain their own lawyer, HSLDA will be happy to work very closely with him or her. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 33 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 33 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
