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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/26/2011 1:54:01 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Maryland--Baltimore County to Mandate What, When Homeschoolers Teach? |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Maryland--Baltimore County to Mandate What and When Homeschool Programs Teach? Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: OwingsMillsPatch.com published an article yesterday saying that Baltimore County Public Schools was considering a policy that would "require ... homeschoolers to follow board-approved policies on what is taught and when it's taught." If true, this would be alarming. It would also be a violation of a state regulation which prohibits individual school systems from adding their own homeschool requirements. COMAR 13A.10.01.01(F) says: "A local school system may not impose additional requirements for home instruction programs other than those in these regulations." The article is not correct. The proposed change to policy No. 6602 says it would apply to only "alternative education programs provided by the board." A family teaching their children at home through home instruction is not a program "provided by the board." Homeschool families need not be concerned. I have written to the author, Alessa Giampaolo, and suggested that she make a correction. Sincerely yours, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel Link to article: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11891 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How long are you in for? Some families are facing what seems like a lifelong commitment to homeschooling, with children at both ends of the spectrum -- some graduating and some just reaching school age. If you're going to be "in" for a while, consider a lifetime membership with HSLDA. It's a good deal for families with more than 10 years of homeschooling ahead. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1936 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
