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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/20/2012 4:37:20 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--Restrictive Vote Delayed as Protest Delivers Warning |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you call your attorney at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning? Our members can get in touch with their attorney even after business hours, when they have a legal emergency. Wouldn't you like this level of service? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont, Washington or West Virginia, 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 March 20, 2012: 1. Restrictive Vote Delayed as Protest Delivers Warning 2. Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Loudermilk Case 3. Global Pressure on Parental Rights Mounting 4. Schools Give Wrong Advice on Testing 5. Threat to Adoption Subsidy Doused 6. Help Families Hurt by Storms 7. Check out what Others are Saying about PHC Prep Offer 8. Your Help Needed for Significant Academic Study 9. Register Now for Teen Leadership Camps at Patrick Henry College 10. Bible Bee Hosts and Hostesses Still Needed 11. High School at Home: The Next Step 12. ParentalRights.org Seeks Stories Honoring Parents 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Battle for the Front Door--The Loudermilk Case 14. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ The Titanic Centennial Event--Discover the Legacy ]-------------- The Titanic 100 is a living history, home education, commemorative experience, replete with dramatic performances, music of the 1912 era, stirring messages, costume events, stories your children will remember, and an interactive journey through the greatest Titanic museum in the world. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=458 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Canada: Restrictive Vote Delayed as Protest Delivers Warning Homeschoolers in Alberta, Canada continue to fight for their freedom to teach biblical truth to their children as part of their homeschool program. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14137 ..................................................................... 2. Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Loudermilk Case The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to take a Home School Legal Defense Association case that would protect families from unreasonable threats and searches involving their homes. We need your prayers on Friday! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14114 ..................................................................... 3. Global Pressure on Parental Rights Mounting Parents are threatened globally as Sweden persists in its hardline crackdown on homeschoolers and Canada prepares to pass a bill that would severely diminish homeschool freedom. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14115 ..................................................................... 4. South Dakota: Schools Give Wrong Advice on Testing HSLDA asked a pair of school districts to correct misinformation they had sent homeschoolers regarding standardized tests. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14116 ..................................................................... 5. Missouri: Threat to Adoption Subsidy Doused A homeschool mom who moved to a new state was hit with unreasonable demands for information about her adopted son. HSLDA helped resolve the situation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14117 ..................................................................... 6. Help Families Hurt by Storms The Home School Foundation http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14118 is seeking to help homeschool families who have been hit by the recent tornadoes and storms that swept through the South and Midwest. If you know of a homeschooling family who has been seriously affected by storms, please have them contact HSF at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14119 . Donate to the Compassion Emergency Fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14120 ..................................................................... 7. Check out what Others are Saying about PHC Prep Offer Check out what parents and high school students are saying about PHC Prep Academy's online AP courses. HSLDA members receive $50- to $100-off discount for each course ... AND, until April 1, take another $75 off each course on top of that--for the best instructors and AP courses at a super-low price. Visit us today and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14121 ..................................................................... 8. Your Help Needed for Significant Academic Study The National Home Education Research Institute is currently conducting a groundbreaking study of African-American families, and would love your help! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14122 ..................................................................... 9. Register now for Teen Leadership Camps at Patrick Henry College Summer 2012 Teen Leadership Camps at Patrick Henry College are already filling up, so be sure to register now and maximize summer with fun and challenging camps offered in everything from debate, strategic intelligence and leadership to politics, creative writing, journalism and more. Students will apply a biblical worldview to the issues of today through exciting classroom sessions, historic field trips, creative challenges, and camp camaraderie. To learn more or to register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14123 ..................................................................... 10. Bible Bee Hosts and Hostesses Still Needed Initiate an application now to host a Bible Bee in your church or Christian school building this summer! Be a family discipleship encourager! Details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14124 ..................................................................... 11. High School at Home: The Next Step It's time to register for the April 20, 2012 Teacher Training Session. Don't delay and miss out on the fun! Not only will you meet other homeschool moms and dads, but you'll be equipped and encouraged to finish strong. The day will include creating a high school transcript, laying out a timeline to manage all those important high school to-do's and deadlines, and inspiring you to stay the course. Come join us. Register now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14125 ..................................................................... 12. ParentalRights.org Seeks Stories Honoring Parents The national nonprofit organization promoting the Parental Rights Amendment is seeking submissions for a publication that will celebrate parent heroes, written by those whose lives they touched. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14138 ..................................................................... 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Battle for the Front Door--The Loudermilk Case You should be safe in your home from unreasonable searches and seizures. That's what the 4th Amendment says, and that's what HSLDA is fighting for in the Loudermilk case. This week on "Home School Heartbeat," Mike Farris and Jim Mason talk about why we're taking this case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14126 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 19: Global Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Two Thousand People Gather at Legislature to Protest New Education Act http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14127 March 19: WSPA-TV Channel 7, Spartanburg, South Carolina School Choice Would Help Keep Money in the Pockets of Some Parents http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14128 March 18: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma High School Basketball: Speed is Key for OKC Storm Girls Team http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14129 March 18: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Trier More Aggressive as Team Works Toward National Championship http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14130 March 14: The New York Times, New York, New York The Homeschooled Don't Just Stay at Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14131 March 14: Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado Boulder Valley Homeschool Program Moving Forward http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14132 March 13: The Christian Post Rick Santorum Calls Bill Maher Illogical Over Attacks on Homeschooling Children http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14133 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 14. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: Creation Series--Provided Free of Charge by New Leaf Publishing Group Featured On-Demand E-vents: Employable You: Preparing High Schoolers for the Job Hunt--Alan Hudson http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14134 Poetry: Part of a Complete Education--Kathy Weitz http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14135 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14136 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Home School Digest ====================================================================== Receive over 40% off this nationally recognized homeschool quarterly that promotes godly character, family discipleship, and developing a biblical worldview. 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