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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/19/2012 4:25:09 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--New Hope for Seized Son's Return |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What do you look like when you get out of bed? It's hard to look our best all the time. HSLDA works to present homeschooling in an engaging, dynamic, and informative light to the public news media. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, 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 June 19, 2012: 1. Parents of Boy Seized by State Hopeful after Court Ruling 2. Family Targeted by Truant Officer 3. Probation Threat Withdrawn 4. School Says No to Homeschooling Special Needs Child 5. Interscholastic Activities Opened to Homeschoolers 6. Hear Mike Smith on the Homeschool Channel 7. High School: Honor Societies for Homeschoolers 8. Be Inspired to Photographic Excellence 9. What Others are Saying about PHC Prep Academy 10. "Home School Heartbeat": Passing the Baton to Your Children 11. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ TELL ME MORE Homeschool Edition ]-------------------------------- Award-winning homeschool foreign language learning software that uses state-of-the-art speech recognition, dozens of activities, and thousands of exercises to bring your student to fluency in a foreign language. From now through July 2, TELL ME MORE Homeschool Edition is 20% off when you use promo code 6HSLDA at the link below or by calling (888) 388-3535. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=494 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Sweden: Parents of Boy Seized by State Hopeful after Court Ruling A major breakthrough in the Johansson case gives hope! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14973 ..................................................................... 2. On the Case: Family Targeted by Truant Officer A family charged with truancy contacted Home School Legal Defense Association. We helped get the charges dropped and the case dismissed. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14974 ..................................................................... 3. Virginia: Probation Threat Withdrawn HSLDA protected a homeschool family from the threat of being placed on probation over their student's standardized test scores. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14975 ..................................................................... 4. Colorado: School Says No to Homeschooling Special Needs Child When public school officials tried to prevent a family from homeschooling their daughter, HSLDA invoked the parents' constitutional rights. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14976 ..................................................................... 5. Interscholastic Activities Opened to Homeschoolers New laws in South Carolina and Alaska allow homeschool students to participate in public school interscholastic activities. Read about South Carolina's law: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14977 Read about Alaska's law: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14978 ..................................................................... 6. Hear Mike Smith on the Homeschool Channel Don't miss HSLDA President Mike Smith speak live from the CHEF Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. Mike will speak Thursday at 1:30 p.m., and Friday at 10:30 a.m. EST. Check out others who will be speaking live from Birmingham as well on the Homeschool Channel. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14990 ..................................................................... 7. High School: Honor Societies for Homeschoolers Your teens may be eligible to enroll in one or more honor societies that are open to homeschoolers. College admissions officers and scholarship committees are interested in your teen's achievements and awards during the high school years, so check out these opportunities to see if your teen meets eligibility requirements. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14979 ..................................................................... 8. Be Inspired to Photographic Excellence Isn't summer a grand time of year? Let this season inspire your photographic imagination. HSLDA's photography contest is currently underway, and we would be thrilled to have your participation. For contest details and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14980 ..................................................................... 9. What Others Are Saying about PHC Prep Academy As you are planning for 2012-13, check out what parents and high school students are saying about PHC Prep Academy's online AP courses. Give your teen a challenging course with a clear Christian worldview--and the potential to earn college credit and save you money. HSLDA members receive $50 to $100 off for each course--for the best instructors and AP courses at a super-low price. Visit us today and register 2012-13 courses: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14981 ..................................................................... 10. "Home School Heartbeat": Passing the Baton to Your Children Dr. Jeff Myers, author of "Handoff: The Only Way to Win the Race of Life," calls today's youth the "numb"--the generation unreached by powerful positive influences. But you can reach them. On this week's "Home School Heartbeat," you'll learn how to pass the baton of leadership, empowering your children to become the change they want to see in the world. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14982 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== June 16: Fox News African-Americans Increasingly Turn to Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14983 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 11. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: How to Homeschool in Oregon (Rescheduled)--HSLDA Staff Attorney Thomas J. (Tj) Schmidt http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14984 I'm from the Government, and I'm Here to Give You Money . . . Maybe--HSLDA Staff Attorney Darren Jones http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14985 Featured On-Demand Recordings: The Supportive Homeschool Dad: How to Have Presence in Your Absence--Derek Carter http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14986 Confessions of a Homeschool Dad: Homeschooling for Heaven, not Harvard--HSLDA Senior Counsel Jim Mason http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14987 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14988 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Covenant Eyes ====================================================================== Recommended by "Focus On The Family". Remove Internet temptation and secrecy with Covenant Eyes. Tracks your every website visit and emails a report of this activity to 1 or 2 accountability partners. Cannot be bypassed. $3.95/mo per user name with household discounts. 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