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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/26/2011 4:42:02 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Judge's Order Overruled |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you call your attorney at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning? Our members can get in touch with their attorney even after business hours, when they have a legal emergency. Wouldn't you like this level of service? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, or Washington, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ..................................................................... Topics for April 26, 2011: 1. Judge's Order Seeking Homeschooler Identities Overruled 2. Cornell University Asks for GED or State-Approved Diploma 3. Authorities Threaten Homeschool Family 4. Shipping WHAT to My Child's Door? 5. Regular Registration for iGovern East Closes May 2 6. Is This You? 7. Widows Spring Enrollment Closing 8. Help Homeschool Families in Crisis 9. Cash Prizes for the Best Ballads 10. Last Week for Free Admission to Newseum 11. Don't Deprive a Child in Your Area 12. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling an Only Child 13. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ AOP’s Spring Sale Ends Soon! ]----------------------------------- Shop by 4/30/11 to save 20% on your favorite Christ-centered homeschool curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications, including Monarch, Switched-On Schoolhouse, LIFEPAC, Horizons, and The Weaver Curriculum. Plus, spend over $250, and we’ll pay the shipping! Call 800-622-3070 or order online today at the link below. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=351 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Mississippi: Judge's Order Seeking Homeschooler Identities Overruled The State Supreme Court has vacated a judge's order which sought the names and addresses of homeschoolers in a certain district. The victory protects home educators from the flagrant misuse of judicial power. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10995 ..................................................................... 2. New Jersey: Cornell University Asks for GED or State-Approved Diploma When a longtime member family had a college question the validity of the diploma they issued their daughter, HSLDA vouched for them by pointing to the law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10996 ..................................................................... 3. Germany: Authorities Threaten Homeschool Family A German judge recognized that homeschooling provides quality education, but still denied a family permission to teach their children at home. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10997 ..................................................................... 4. Parental Rights: Shipping WHAT to My Child's Door? The Philadelphia Department of Health has set up a website offering prophylactics free by mail to children as young as 11--no parental knowledge or consent required! ParentalRights.org cites this as one more reason to protect children by supporting the Parental Rights Amendment. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10998 ..................................................................... 5. GenJ Summer Camp: Regular Registration for iGovern East Closes May 2 iGovern West offers your students a camp experience with a rare and accurate look into the reality of American politics! Act soon! Early registration for iGovern West (August 14-20) closes May 30. Save $50 when you register for iGovern West right now! To register or learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11000 iGovern East Camp is just a few weeks away, starting June 5. Registration closes May 2. All registrations for iGovern East after May 2 will incur a rush fee. To register or learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10999 For questions, or to register over the phone call us at 540-338-8608 ..................................................................... 6. Is This You? Check this out: In a recent poll of homeschooling parents seeking high-level online courses for their teens, parents said they "must have"... 1) "Courses that are complete--not lacking anything," 2) "Curriculum that's engaging," 3) "Specific, detailed feedback for continued progress," 4) "A Christian worldview that's totally integrated into the curriculum," and 5) "A price that is better than most anything else out there." Is this what you want, too? Great news! The PHC Prep Academy has ALL 5 of those must-haves that you want--and an additional $50- to $100-off discount for HSLDA families...AND, for the next month only, another $50 discount on top of that--for super-high AP course content at a super-low price. Check these courses out and sign up now to get the additional $50 discount--before it's gone... Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11001 ..................................................................... 7. Home School Foundation: Widows Spring Enrollment Closing Just one week remains in our spring enrollment for the Widows Curriculum Fund. If you know a homeschooling widow, please have her contact us to find out about curriculum help. The spring deadline is May 1. Contact the Foundation at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11018 Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11002 ..................................................................... 8. Help Homeschool Families in Crisis If you know any homeschooling families who were affected by the recent waves of severe storms, tornadoes, and wildfires, please have them contact the Home School Foundation. HSF can provide some emergency assistance to homeschooling families going through a crisis situation. Contact the Foundation at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11018 Donate online: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11003 ..................................................................... 9. Cash Prizes for the Best Ballads Submissions will be accepted beginning May 1 for the 2011 HSLDA homeschool poetry contest. This year's competition requires students in all three age categories to compose original ballads inspired by various literary works. As always, cash prizes will be awarded. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11004 ..................................................................... 10. Last Week for Free Admission to Newseum Through April 30, the Newseum in Washington, D.C. is honoring teachers. Those with a valid school ID--which includes your HSLDA or state organization member card--will receive one free adult general admission. Contact HSLDA's Federal Relations Office at 540-338-5600 or email federalrelations@hslda.org if you have any questions or concerns. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11005 ..................................................................... 11. Don't Deprive a Child in Your Area Don't let children in your area miss the 2011 National Bible Bee Summer Family Discipleship Program because no hosts volunteered! Youth began registering on April 1, so check out the map on www.BibleBee.org. If there is no host within 30 miles of you, please volunteer! Everything you need will be provided! Read more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11006 ..................................................................... 12. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling an Only Child Will my child still benefit from homeschooling if he or she has no siblings? This week on "Home School Heartbeat," Mike Smith answers this question with an emphatic yes! Join Mike as he interviews a mother and daughter on the challenges and unique rewards of home educating an only child. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11007 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== April 24: Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah Homeschooling--Utahns Feel Less Stigma as More Families Try It http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11008 April 22: The Examiner, Independence, Missouri Local Robotics Team is BEST Again http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11009 April 21: WIAT-TV Channel 42, Birmingham, Alabama "Tim Tebow Bill" Center of Controversy http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11010 April 20: Sequim Gazette, Sequim, Washington Students Score with Music Festival Competition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11011 April 19: The Atlanta Post, Atlanta, Georgia Should Black Parents Consider Homeschooling? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11012 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 13. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Helping Your Wife Grow in Christ--Lou Priolo http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11013 Home Instruction in Michigan--HSLDA Senior Counsel Dewitt (Dee) Black http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11014 How to Homeschool in New Mexico--HSLDA Staff Attorney Thomas J. Schmidt http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11015 Who Am I in This World? Making an Impact as a Mom--Denise Mira http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11016 Register for "Helping Your Wife Grow in Christ" or "Who Am I in This World? Making an Impact as a Mom" and be entered to win an @home e-vent gift certificate! If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11017 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Online College Network ====================================================================== Can colleges find your homeschooler? 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