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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/5/2013 4:22:53 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--State Seeks Student Behavioral Health Assessment |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you -- watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Washington, Wyoming or 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 February 5, 2013: 1. State Seeks Behavioral Health Assessment for Every Homeschool Student 2. Social Worker Says "I'll be Back!" Attorney Replies "Make My Day" 3. Members: Get Expert Teaching Advice for Free 4. Apply Now for PHC Scholarship 5. Thinking about High School at Home? We've Got You Covered! 6. Call for Contrario Sensu Submissions 7. Bible Bee: Minister to Families this Summer (Including Your Own)! 8. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling in Japan 9. Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Easy Web Taxes Tax Preparation ]--------------------------------- We do your taxes for you! No office visit required. Free estimate! HSLDA membership discount from a business owned and operated by HSLDA members. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=581 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Connecticut: State Seeks Behavioral Health Assessment for Every Homeschool Student A bill now being considered in the Connecticut Legislature would require all homeschooled children ages 12, 14, and 17 to undergo a behavioral health assessment. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17093 ..................................................................... 2. Minnesota: Social Worker Says "I'll be Back!" Attorney Replies "Make My Day" A social worker promised to return after gaining questionable entry into a home while an HSLDA member was away. HSLDA attorneys helped close the case quickly. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17092 ..................................................................... 3. Members: Get Expert Teaching Advice for Free Uncomplicate your homeschooling with SchoolhouseTeachers.com (a division of The Old Schoolhouse)! Expert teachers provide lesson materials and video lessons for levels pre-K to high school. Make educating your children as simple as point, click, teach. FREE for HSLDA members. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17095 ..................................................................... 4. Apply Now for PHC Scholarship The Home School Foundation is now accepting applications for the Patrick Henry College Scholarship. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17096 ..................................................................... 5. Thinking about High School at Home? We've Got You Covered! Join Diane Kummer, HSLDA high school consultant, on Friday, March 8, in Purcellville, VA for a one-day high school symposium that will answer your questions, put you at ease, and increase your enthusiasm for teaching your teen at home. We'll cover transcripts, developing a plan for high school, a timetable for keeping on track, and a reminder to enjoy your teens! You'll want to register early as seating is limited. Register online: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17097 ..................................................................... 6. Call for Contrario Sensu Submissions We are looking for humorous, warm anecdotes and true stories illustrating that homeschooling is the best educational alternative around. Submissions should be 150 words or less (submissions may be edited for space). All material printed in the "Court Report" will be credited, and the contributor will receive a $10 coupon good toward any HSLDA publication of his choice. Photographs are welcomed, but please be aware that we cannot return them. Mail submissions to: Attn: Stories, HSLDA P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, VA 20134 Or email us (include "Stories" in the subject line) at ComDept@hslda.org ..................................................................... 7. Bible Bee: Minister to Families this Summer (Including Your Own)! Host a Local Bible Bee in your church facilities! All materials are provided so you can encourage families in 20 minutes of age-specific Bible study per day, and two short memory passages per week! Read more about it: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17098 ..................................................................... 8. "Home School Heartbeat": Homeschooling in Japan Hiro Inaba, president of the Church and Home Education Association of Japan, joins Mike Smith this week on "Home School Heartbeat" to share about Japanese homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17099 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== February 4: Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland, Tennessee The Homeschooling Trend http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17101 February 3: The Washington Post, Washington, D.C. "Tebow Bill" Would Let Homeschoolers Try out for Public School Teams http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17103 February 2: The Herald News, Fall River, Massachusetts Homeschool Families Think "Outside the Box" to Keep Kids Thriving http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17100 February 1: Daily Times, Portsmouth, Ohio Hullabaloo Homeschool Program Kicks Off http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17102 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 9. Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: Teaching Christian History to Your Children: Tips from a Church-Loving Dad--HSLDA Staff Attorney Darren Jones http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17104 Don't Judge Me!--HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17105 From Homeschooled to Homeschool Attorney--HSLDA Staff Attorneys Thomas J. 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