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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/5/2011 4:25:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Wisconsin: North Lake Seeks Confidential Information in School Census |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Wisconsin: North Lake Seeks Confidential Information in School Census Dear Wisconsin Members and Friends: The North Lake School District recently sent a letter to families asking for protected, confidential information. There is no law that requires you to respond to this request at all. Assuming you filed your DPI form in October, you have already provided the government with virtually all the school census-type information that it could legitimately collect. Under Wisconsin statute 120.18(1), school districts are required to attempt to collect only a very modest amount of census information from citizens: ONLY the numbers and ages of persons between the ages of 4 and 20. But North Lake went far beyond that. It requested name, phone, gender, birth date, grade, and even "suspected handicapping conditions" of the children! If you choose to respond at all, consider supplying only the information the law authorizes the school system to seek in the census: the number of children age 4 and above living at your address and their ages. In general, it is best to give a government agency only the information that is required under law. If families voluntarily give information that is not required, it can pave the way for someone to try to make it mandatory down the road. One of the best ways to protect rights from encroachment is to exercise them. Also keep in mind that all information you submit may be made available to the public. Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many acorns can a chipmunk hold in its cheeks? We don't know! But we do know that gathering little by little enables ordinary folks to prepare for hard times. That principle is behind HSLDA's payment plan: by paying a month at a time, families can receive an annual HSLDA membership. Meanwhile, they can feel secure as they homeschool and focus on other priorities -- their children. Don't go nuts trying to pay for membership all at once. Choose one of our convenient payment plans. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
