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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/2/2011 3:39:09 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois--SB 136 Epilogue |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Illinois--SB 136 Epilogue Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Following up on his decision to table SB 136, Senator Maloney asked several of us involved in the SB 136 hearing to meet with him. Yesterday Sen. Maloney reiterated to us his belief that the government needs to know the names and addresses of all homeschooled children. We reiterated that this was neither necessary nor useful. After all, if merely knowing a child's name and address could produce a quality education, a quarter of Illinois public school students would not still be without a diploma after four years of high school. Sen. Maloney reiterated his concern about homeschooled children "falling through the cracks." We reiterated that according to published figures from State Superintendent Dr. Christopher Kock (who was also present at the meeting), three-fourths of a million public school children (765,989 to be exact) were truant for 2008-2009--so that is where the state should focus its efforts concerning children "falling through cracks." Sen. Maloney reiterated his worry that nothing could be done to those who violate the law while asserting they are homeschooling. We handed him a copy of the State Board of Education's own webpage that points to the Levisen case and describes exactly what procedure should be followed. While it was obvious that Senator Maloney still wants to increase government control over homeschoolers, he said he would not move forward on anything of this nature without first talking to us. Before filing SB 136, he never asked for the input of those who would be affected--the thousands of homeschool families in Illinois. We welcome his new willingness to talk. We are not asking families to take any action at this time. We will continue to watch the situation carefully and let you know if and when it's time to put down the books and drive to Springfield. Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "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. ====================================================================== | |
