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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/27/2011 5:25:21 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois: Act now to stop Boone County curfew and truancy ordinance! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== May 26, 2011 Dear Members and Friends in Boone County, Illinois: Boone County's Administrative and Legislative Committee is scheduled to take up a proposed daytime curfew ordinance and a proposed truancy ordinance at its June 6 meeting at 6 PM. Please help protect freedom! The daytime curfew proposal is completely unacceptable. There is no change whatsoever that would make it acceptable. Any ordinance that makes it a crime for children to do the natural thing and move about during the daytime is reprehensible--even if it comes with a long list of "exceptions." None of our children should need to prove they fall within an exception to move about during the day. The truancy proposal under consideration is also unacceptable. Thank you for responding to our April 27 message asking the committee to oppose both proposals! But we must continue to act because the proposals are still actively under consideration. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Please attend the June 6, 6:00 PM meeting of the committee, at 1212 Logan Ave., Belvidere, to express your opposition to the curfew and truancy proposals. 2. You may see members of the committee at various Memorial Day events. Talk to them personally and ask them to vote "no" on both proposals. 3. Call members of the committee (phone numbers below). Your message can be as simple as "Please vote NO on the proposed daytime curfew and the proposed truancy ordinance." 4. If you hear these issues discussed in public--on radio, or in newspaper editorials, etc.--participate so the voice of those who oppose these can be heard. CONTACT INFORMATION--Committee Members Catherine Ward (815) 978-8029 Theresa "Terri" Glass (815) 544-3896 Tricia Smith (815) 540-6818 Brad Fidder (815) 569-2415 Anthony Dini (815) 520-1251 BACKGROUND INFORMATION You may be told that the truancy proposal has been changed or will be changed, or that it is or will be like that of some other county or town (Canton's, Belvidere's, Kane's, etc.) I have twice requested, but not yet received, an official copy of any changes. If and when I receive a written copy of the changes, I will analyze the situation and follow up. Public schools already know the names and addresses of their truants. Existing laws are adequate to deal with truancy. Of course, it's easy to play scapegoat and say the truancy problem is because of inadequate laws. But the real problem--and the real solution--lies within the public school system itself. 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