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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/4/2012 2:25:03 PM Darren Jones--HSLDA California: Take Action against Daytime Curfew |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== California: Take Action against Daytime Curfew Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The San Ramon City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed daytime curfew and truancy ordinance at its Tuesday, May 8 meeting at 7:00 p.m. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14620 Please take action to help protect freedom! The proposed daytime curfew prohibits minors under age 18 from being present in any public place during "regular scheduled school hours" except under certain specified conditions. A link to the proposed ordinance can be found here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14621 This ordinance creates a criminal offense for both minors and their parents and would allow law enforcement personnel to ticket minors on the street during school hours. HSLDA believes that daytime curfew proposals are unnecessary and un-American. An ordinance that criminalizes parents and their children for simply being in a public place is simply unacceptable. Even though the bill includes a long list of exceptions, including homeschooling, the ordinance would still give city police the power to detain and question any minor in a public place. City police already have the necessary authority to deal with crimes, and schools have laws to address truancy. There is no need for more regulation. HSLDA encourages all parents, not just homeschoolers, to get involved with the fight to defeat the proposed curfew. Homeschool children in other municipalities with daytime curfews have been stopped and ticketed, even with exemptions in place. A strong opposition at the public hearings is essential to protect your liberties. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Please attend the 7:00 p.m., May 8, meeting http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14620 in the San Ramon Council Chamber at the 2222 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583, to express your opposition to the proposed daytime curfew. You may be able to offer testimony depending on how many homeschoolers show up. 2. Contact Police Chief Scott Holder at 925-973-2700 or sholder@sanramon.ca.gov to express your opposition. You may also contact the City Council with written comments before 5:00 p.m. May 8. Address your comments to the city clerk, City of San Ramon, 2222 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583. Your message can be as simple as "Please vote NO on the proposed daytime curfew ordinance." There is no doubt that public school truancy is a significant problem. But public schools usually already know the names and addresses of these truants, and California law already has substantial enforcement mechanisms in place. There is no legitimate need to enact ordinances that create an atmosphere that encourages every young person on the street during school hours to be treated like a suspected criminal. If you have questions, please call or email Darren Jones at 540-338-5600 or Darren@hslda.org. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely yours, Darren A. Jones Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. So no matter which way the wind is blowing, we're there to protect your family. 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