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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/5/2013 1:22:23 PM Mike Donnelly--HSLDA URGENT: Protect Your Family From Unwarranted Abuse and Neglect Investigations |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== URGENT: Protect Your Family From Unwarranted Abuse and Neglect Investigations Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Several bills have been introduced in the West Virginia Legislature threatening homeschooling freedoms and parental rights. Your action is urgently needed to protect our liberties and stop this legislation. Senate Bill ("SB") 404 and House Bill ("HB") 2197 allow the state to prosecute for child neglect if a child is "habitually absent from school without good cause." What is good cause? Who gets to decide? There are already truancy laws that are adequate to handle absence from school. Before adding new sanctions schools should enforce the laws on the books. Families should not be at risk of having their children taken away just for missing school. This would affect any family that wants to withdraw their child from school immediately but would risk "habitual truancy" if they chose not to abide by the 14-day waiting period in the homeschool law which HSLDA believes may be unconstitutional. ACTION REQUESTED Habitual Truancy as Child Neglect--SB 404 and HB 2197. Please contact members of both the House and Senate Education Committees and give them the following messages in your own words: "I am calling to oppose SB 404 (or for the House HB 2197). SF 404/HB 2197 defines habitual school absences as a form of child neglect. This bill conflates truancy and neglect and allows for parents to be charged with neglect and possibly lose their children just because they are missing school. Truancy issues can often be the result of misunderstandings or miscommunication, and escalating the issue to an accusation of neglect is unwarranted. Truancy should not be presumed to be neglect. This bill did not proceed last year after being studied and should not move forward this year. Last year in the study committee it was reported that there was over 90% attendance compliance in West Virginia, so this law is certainly not indicated. Please vote against SB 404/HB 2197." Please contact the members according to your last name below and also your own delegate or senator! To find out who your senator or delegate is you can visit these links: Senate: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17450 House of Delegates: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17451 If your last name begins with A-C, please contact these delegates concerning HB 2197: Delegate Mary M. Poling, Chair Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3265 E-mail: mary.poling@wvhouse.gov Delegate Josh Stowers, Vice Chair Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3337 E-mail: josh.stowers@wvhouse.gov Delegate Amanda Pasdon, Minority Chair Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3153 E-mail: amanda@amandapasdon.com Delegate Linda Sumner, Minority Vice Chair Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3180 E-mail: linda.sumner@wvhouse.gov Delegate Anthony Barill Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3173 E-mail: anthony.barill@wvhouse.gov Delegate Jason Barrett Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3188 E-mail: jason.barrett@wvhouse.gov If your last name begins with D-G, please contact these delegates concerning HB 2197: Delegate Denise L. Campbell Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3145 E-mail: denise.campbell@wvhouse.gov Delegate Ron Fragale Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3102 E-mail: ron.fragale@wvhouse.gov Delegate Tiffany Elizabeth Lawrence Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3152 E-mail: lawrencefordelegate@hotmail.com Delegate David G. Perry Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3269 E-mail: d.perry@wvhouse.gov Delegate Dave Pethtel Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3158 E-mail: dave.pethtel@wvhouse.gov Delegate Ted Tomblin Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3297 E-mail: ted.tomblin@wvhouse.gov If your last name begins with H-K, please contact these delegates concerning HB 2197: Delegate David Walker Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3135 E-mail: david.walker@wvhouse.gov Delegate Larry A. Williams Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3160 E-mail: larry.williams@wvhouse.gov Delegate Adam R. Young Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3352 E-mail: adam.young@wvhouse.gov Delegate George Ambler Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3129 E-mail: george.ambler@wvhouse.gov Delegate Jim Butler Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3199 E-mail: jim.butler@wvhouse.gov Delegate Roy Cooper Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3119 E-mail: roy.cooper@wvhouse.gov If your last name begins with L-O, please contact these delegates concerning HB 2197: Delegate Paul Espinosa Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3130 E-mail: paul.espinosa@wvhouse.gov Delegate David A. Evans Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3151 E-mail: david.evans@wvhouse.gov Delegate Danny Hamrick Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3141 E-mail: danny.hamrick@wvhouse.gov Delegate Suzette Raines Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3340 E-mail: suzette.raines@wvhouse.gov Delegate Ruth Rowan Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3157 E-mail: ruth.rowan@wvhouse.gov Delegate Steve Westfall Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3140 E-mail: steve.westfall@wvhouse.gov If your last name begins with P-S, please contact these senators concerning SB 404: Senator Robert H. Plymale Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7937 E-mail: robert.plymale@wvsenate.gov Senator Erik Wells Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7841 E-mail: erik.wells@wvsenate.gov Senator Robert D. Beach Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7919 E-mail: bob.beach@wvsenate.gov Senator H. Truman Chafin Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7808 E-mail: truman.chafin@wvsenate.gov Senator Larry J. Edgell Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7827 E-mail: larry.edgell@wvsenate.gov Senator Daniel J. Hall Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7807 E-mail: daniel.hall@wvsenate.gov Senator William R. Laird IV Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7849 E-mail: william.laird@wvsenate.gov If your last name begins with T-Z, please contact these senators concerning SB 404: Senator Ron Stollings Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7939 E-mail: ron.stollings@frontier.com Senator Gregory A. Tucker Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7906 E-mail: greg.tucker@wvsenate.gov Senator John R. Unger II Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7933 E-mail: john.unger@wvsenate.gov Senator Clark S. Barnes Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7973 E-mail: clark.barnes@wvsenate.gov Senator Donna J. Boley Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7905 E-mail: donnaboley@suddenlink.net Senator Mitch Carmichael Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7855 E-mail: Mitch.Carmichael@wvsenate.gov Senator Bill Cole Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7843 E-mail: bill.cole@wvsenate.gov Thank you for all you do in defense of freedom for families in the great state of West Virginia! Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. 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