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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/17/2011 1:03:26 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Connecticut: Bad Bill Dies |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== June 17, 2011 Connecticut--Bad Bill Dies Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Good news! Senate Bill 930, legislation that would have eliminated a parent's right to determine whether a six year old must attend school, died in the House of Representatives when the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned on June 8, 2011. As originally introduced, Senate Bill 930 would have eliminated completely the option that parents now have not to send a six year old to school. The amended version of this bill passed by the Senate would have permitted a parent to keep a six year old out of school only if (1) a physician certified that the child should not attend school until age seven or (2) the child had been identified as having a developmental delay. Even with these exceptions, the parent would not have been permitted to exercise his or her independent judgment as to when a child should begin formal instruction. Many thanks to all of you who contacted members of the House and expressed your opposition to this unwarranted infringement on the right of parents to direct the education of their children. Considering the fact that this bill had passed the Senate by an overwhelming vote of 34 to 1, there is no doubt that your calls and emails made the difference in defeating this bill. HSLDA worked closely with The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers (TEACH) in Connecticut to get the word out to homeschoolers about this threat to your freedom. We urge you to support this state organization which is committed to furthering the interests of homeschooling families. Very truly yours, Dewitt T. Black, III Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you -- watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
