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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/14/2012 3:43:46 PM Peter K. Kamakawiwoole--HSLDA Sign Petition to Oppose Outrageous Home Study Policy |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Sign Petition to Oppose Outrageous Home Study Policy Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: You will recall that on July 23, the Vermont Commissioner of Education sent a memorandum http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16613 to homeschoolers, which sought to create new, arbitrary filing deadlines for homeschoolers, contrary to Vermont's Home Study Statute. From the outset, HSLDA and the Vermont homeschooling community have strongly opposed this new policy. Unfortunately, our many appeals--to both the Department of Education as well as the commissioner himself--have fallen on deaf ears. Despite several admissions from the commissioner that the policy was worded more strongly than he intended, he has steadfastly refused to rescind or revise the memorandum to bring it into line with Vermont law. As we prepare for the next stage in the battle for homeschool freedom in Vermont, I would strongly encourage you to take a few moments and sign this online petition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16614 as a way of voicing your opposition to the commissioner's memorandum. In addition to highlighting the commissioner's inconsistent admissions regarding the memorandum, and how the policy conflicts with Vermont law, the petition formally requests that the policy be either rescinded or revised: "We, the undersigned, respectfully ask that the July 23, 2012 memorandum, entitled 'Clarifying the Process for Enrollment in Vermont Home Study,' be withdrawn in its entirety, or since the Department and commissioner have stated there were mistakes in the memo, we request that the memo be revised to assure Vermont parents that they can send Vermont Home Study enrollment notices to the Department of Education at any time during a school year and that the Department will not simply ignore those notices, but will instead accept and process them in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Vermont Home Study Statute and In re T.M., 171 Vt. 1, 756 A.2d 793 (2000) a decision by the Vermont Supreme Court." Retta Dunlap is hoping to present this petition at the State Board of Education's next meeting, this coming Tuesday, December 18, 2012. The more people who sign onto the petition by Tuesday, the stronger the message that we will convey. America's entire system of government is founded upon the idea that we are governed by written laws, not the whims of political leaders. We have a legislative process for precisely this purpose. If a family's fundamental right to choose the education that is best for their children can be taken away by an informal "memo" written by one government bureaucrat, then no parental freedoms are safe. Please take a moment to stand for parental rights, and the ability of all Vermont families to homeschool, by signing this important petition. Sincerely, Peter K. Kamakawiwoole, Jr. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? 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