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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/20/2011 4:47:45 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Daytime Curfew Defeated |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Connecticut, New York, Oregon, or Washington, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ..................................................................... Topics for September 20, 2011: 1. Proposed Mobile Daytime Curfew Defeated 2. Comment Period on Conscience Regulations Ends September 30 3. Fifth Annual Lobbyist Training Day October 11 4. ParentalRights.org Defends Parental Rights in California 5. Evaluating High School Credit 6. 2011 Photo Contest Winners Announced 7. Essay Contest Wants Your Ideas 8. Free Unit Study with HSLDA Cookbook! 9. Home School Foundation: Widows Grants Available 10. New Movie Getting Rave Reviews from Homeschoolers! 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Litigation Update--The California Curfew Case 12. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ New movie getting rave reviews from homeschoolers! ]------------- Dolphin Tale, starring two homeschooled children, has been screened before homeschool audiences nationwide and gotten tremendous reviews. It opens Sep. 23. Be sure to check it out and let your friends know! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=396 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Alabama: Proposed Mobile Daytime Curfew Defeated The efforts of homeschooling families to preserve freedom in Mobile, Alabama paid off when the City Council voted down a proposed daytime curfew. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12393 ..................................................................... 2. Comment Period on Conscience Regulations Ends September 30 Time is running out for those who wish to speak against proposed government health care regulations that violate the religious convictions of some employers. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12394 ..................................................................... 3. Fifth Annual Lobbyist Training Day October 11 HSLDA is hosting a lobbyist training day to inform our members regarding the battles we currently face in Washington, D.C., and equip them with the tools they will need to come alongside us in protecting homeschooling nationwide. Sign up now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12395 ..................................................................... 4. ParentalRights.org Defends Parental Rights in California ParentalRights.Org's national aim for a Parental Rights Amendment is well known in HSLDA circles. But last week they also took action on the state level, working to defend parents against two dangerous bills from the California legislature. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12411 ..................................................................... 5. Evaluating High School Credit Do you have questions about how to determine credit for high school courses? These simple guidelines explain the various methods used to assign credit for courses. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12396 ..................................................................... 6. 2011 Photo Contest Winners Announced This year, students were asked to submit images using one of two words associated with their respective age groups. View the winning photos: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12397 ..................................................................... 7. Essay Contest Wants Your Ideas Jenny, 17-year-old essayist in last year's contest, had this to say about her experience: "I had much more fun writing this essay than most others I've done. I really enjoyed the topic and analyzing a piece of literature that I like." Grab your pen, pencil or keyboard, and get started on your essay today! For contest details and entry forms: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12398 ..................................................................... 8. Free Unit Study with HSLDA Cookbook! Order "Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen" and get a free multi-age unit study on where food comes from--plus $2.00 off the price of the cookbook! All profits will go to help needy families through HSF. Offer ends October 31, 2011. Order today! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12399 ..................................................................... 9. Home School Foundation: Widows Grants Available Do you know a homeschooling widow in need? She may be eligible for help from the Home School Foundation. The Widow's Fund will continue open enrollment through September. Get Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12400 Give Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12401 ..................................................................... 10. New Movie Getting Rave Reviews from Homeschoolers! "Dolphin Tale," starring two homeschooled children, has been screened before homeschool audiences nationwide and gotten tremendous reviews. It opens September 23. Be sure to check it out and let your friends know! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12412 ..................................................................... 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Litigation Update--The California Curfew Case Two siblings, a Los Angeles daytime curfew law, two arrests, and a call to HSLDA for help... these marked the beginning of a recent case that revolved around homeschool freedoms. This week on "Home School Heartbeat," find out what happened as Jim Mason describes the case, the approach HSLDA took to defeat it, and its significance and implications for homeschoolers today. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12402 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== September 19: Goulburn Post, Goulburn, Australia Homing in on Education http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12403 September 19: CBC.com Homeschools Outperform Public Schools in Study http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12404 September 16: The Christian Post Spanish Court Drops Charges Against Homeschooling Family http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12405 September 15: WDEF-TV Channel 12, Chattanooga, Tennessee Homeschool Students Eligible to Play Sports in Hamilton County http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12406 September 14: Sun Times, Marco Island, Florida Homeschool Option Gains Support on Marco Island http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12407 September 13: The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Thousands of Arizona Children are being Homeschooled http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12408 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 12. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming E-vents: How to Homeschool in Indiana--HSLDA Staff Attorney Thomas J. (Tj) Schmidt http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12413 How to Homeschool in South Dakota--HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12414 Getting Started in Homeschooling--Vicki Bentley http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12415 On-Demand E-vents: APPLES for the Teacher--Davis Carman http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12416 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12417 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Online College Network ====================================================================== Can colleges find your homeschooler? HSLDA and HSF Friends of Home Schooling has joined with www.OnlineCollegeNetwork.com to offer free help. Online College Network (OCN) was created to help college-bound students gain exposure based on their performance. 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