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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/16/2012 1:10:44 PM Mike Donnelly--HSLDA Homeschool Opponents Push back against New Law |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Homeschool Opponents Push back against New Law Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, With the recent victories for homeschool freedom in New Hampshire through the passage of HB 545 and HB 1571, opponents of homeschooling have begun to take action. The Nashua Telegraph has published an article AND an editorial entitled "[New Hampshire's] new home-school laws weren't necessary." The Telegraph writes that "we're genuinely troubled that the Legislature gave approval to two pieces of home-schooling legislation this year that remove some key oversight provisions from state government." The article continues, saying "the checks and balances in the original law - as minimal as they were - at least served as some protection in those cases where the parent proves unable or unwilling to deliver the educational guidance their child so richly deserves." You can read the full editorial in the Nashua Telegraph here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15183 (View the original story in the Nashua Telegraph on the news laws here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15184 ) What New Hampshire had before was not "minimum oversight," it was "unnecessary oversight." Parents, not the state, are responsible for their children's education. The Telegraph articulates the UN Convention on the Rights to the Child's position that education is a "right." While education may be required, it is a parent's responsibility to decide how it is to be provided. Winning the battle of ideas is critical in protecting liberty. Therefore, it is important that you let your voice be heard. We are asking you to consider writing a letter to the editor in support of the new homeschool laws. The contact information for the Nashua Telegraph is: Nick Pappas (603) 594-6505 letters@nashuatelegraph.com The new homeschool law: > Protects parents' right to homeschool their children; > Removes some of the many double standards for homeschools compared to public and private schools; > Guards the privacy of homeschoolers and defends against misuse of information; > Reduces the red tape and paperwork for both parents and school officials. You can also go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15185 for more information. Live Free or Die! Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney P.S. Without your support we could not stand for freedom in New Hampshire. 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