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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/13/2011 4:05:55 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois: Boone County Showdown on Wednesday |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Illinois--Boone County Showdown on Wednesday June 13, 2011 Dear Boone County Members and Friends, There is a strong division of opinion on the Boone County board as to whether to adopt the proposed truancy-curfew ordinance. What you do between now and Wednesday could prove decisive! Every homeschooled child could become a suspected truant under the ordinance. If your child receives a citation for alleged truancy, or for allegedly being out in public while truant, the judge might dismiss the charges as soon as you tell him you homeschool the child. Or he might tell you that he can't rule until you have proved that your homeschool program complies with all the Levisen factors. Most families assume that their homeschool program meets the Levisen requirements for being a private school. But few would want to stand in front of a judge and prove it. But this is exactly what could happen when a homeschooled child gets a citation. Vindication of his innocence could hinge on your ability to prove your homeschool program satisfies the requirements set forth in the Levisen case. Some of these requirements have a strongly subjective component. It is therefore impossible to predict how a given judge would rule on a given day. If enacted, some families out of fear will keep their children inside. It is unacceptable to pass an ordinance with the potential for creating this level of pervasive fear. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Contact members of the Boone County Board and ask them to vote "no" at Wednesday's meeting. 2. Attend the meeting Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 PM. A strong turnout will show the board this is a high priority for us. 3. Spread the word. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Scott A. Woodruff ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can get a little latte or a lotta legal. With our new payment options, you can join HSLDA for as little as $10/month, less than the price of a cup of coffee a week. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
