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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/8/2011 4:38:32 PM Home School Legal Defense Association South Dakota--"Approval" Abolished! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== South Dakota--"Approval" Abolished! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Thanks to Governor Daugaard's signature yesterday on HB 1133, as of July 1, school boards will no longer have the power to approve or disapprove the initiation of a homeschool program. This brings to an end the era when a school board could use its approval power illegitimately to delay or deny homeschooling. ACTION REQUESTED If you have not done so already, please consider sending a note of thanks to the primary sponsor, Representative Lance Russell (Custer, Fall River, Pennington), as well as Senator Elizabeth Kraus (Mead, Pennington), who sponsored the bill in the Senate. BACKGROUND Other requirements for homeschooling remain in effect as before, including a school board's power to require a homeschool program to stop under limited scenarios. HSLDA's summary of homeschool law is an excellent guide to current requirements http://hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=10551 . It was generally understood that school boards were REQUIRED to give their approval to applications for exemption from public school attendance, that is, it was non-discretionary. But a couple of school boards recently delayed or denied applications for exemption for bogus reasons. They acted as if they had the power to decide if a family could start homeschooling. Even though they really had no such power in those cases, their delay meant that families were exposed to the possibility of prosecution for truancy. The new law prevents school boards from placing families in jeopardy with their delays. South Dakota Christian Home Educators worked hard to make this dream become a reality. If you are not already a member, please consider joining. Your dues of $20 will support their work for homeschoolers across the state. To join, go to: http://hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=10432 I will be working with the state Department of Education soon to bring their forms into line with the new law. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many of your friends would pay your legal fees? As a member of HSLDA, you have 80,000 families standing with you to protect and advance homeschool freedoms in the United States and foreign countries. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
