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8/6/01 3:11:06 PM
Dewitt T. Black III, Esq., Senior Counsel of HSLDA
South Carolina--Home School Diploma Discrimination
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From the HSLDA@Capitol Hill E-lert Service...
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August 6, 2001
Dear South Carolina HSLDA Members and Friends:
Calls are needed to stop House Bill 3364, which would deny home
school graduates equal opportunity in higher education, employment,
and other critical areas.
Unfortunately, H.B. 3364 has already passed the House of
Representatives and is now in the Senate Education Committee. The
South Carolina General Assembly is in recess at this time but will
resume consideration of this bill when it reconvenes in January 2002.
Your calls will make the difference in defeating this measure!
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REQUESTED ACTION:
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Immediately contact your own senator and the members of the Senate
Education Committee to express your opposition to H.B. 3364 with this
message:
"Please vote against House Bill 3364. Under the provisions of this
bill, unless a high school diploma were issued by a state-approved
program or accredited school, the high school graduate would be
denied equal opportunity for college admission, employment, and any
license requiring a high school diploma. This is unnecessary and
discriminatory."
Following are the names and contact information for members of the
Senate Education Committee. You can find the name and telephone
number of your state senator by using Home School Legal Defense
Association's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox.
Sen. Warren Giese (Chairman) (803) 212-6148
Sen. Addison Wilson (803) 212-6420
Sen. John Courson (803) 212-6220
Sen. Robert Hayes, Jr. (803) 212-6032
Sen. William Mescher (803) 212-6000
Sen. Robert Waldrep (803) 212-6230
Sen. Chauncey Gregory (803) 212-6116
Sen. Michael Fair (803) 212-6100
Sen. Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (803) 212-6048
Sen. Nikki Setzler (803) 212-6250
Sen. John Matthews, Jr. (803) 212-6056
Sen. Maggie Glover (803) 212-6116
Sen. Luke Rankin (803) 212-6132
Sen. Linda Short (803) 212-6108
Sen. Ralph Anderson (803) 212-6008
Sen. William O'Dell (803) 212-6124
Sen. Kay Patterson (803) 212-6048
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BACKGROUND:
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Under House Bill 3364, for the state to recognize a high school
diploma, the diploma would have to be awarded by a school or program
that meets certain requirements. According to H.B. 3364, the diploma
or its equivalent must be received from either (1) a correspondence
program approved by the state board or department of education in the
state where the school is located, (2) a school accredited by certain
accrediting associations named in the bill, or (3) a school approved
by a local school board in South Carolina. These requirements would
apply "[i]f any state licensing, appointment, election, admission,
employment, or other procedure or process requires the applicant,
candidate, official or individual to possess a high school diploma or
its equivalent.…"
Passage of House Bill 3364 would directly affect home school
graduates. Unless their high school diploma met one of the three
requirements described above, they could not be admitted to a state
college or other state school requiring a high school diploma, could
not be hired to work for a state agency, and could not receive any
state license requiring a high school diploma. Given the broad
language of the bill, which mandates that these requirements be
applied to any "other procedure or process," the potential for
discrimination against home school graduates by the state is
virtually unlimited.
Please check HSLDA's website for the current status of this
legislation, (http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sc/default.asp) or
contact us if you have any questions. To view the text of House Bill
3364, go to the South Carolina General Assembly's website at
http://www.leginfo.state.sc.us/sessions/114/text/1143364t.html.
Very truly yours,
Dewitt T. Black, III
Senior Counsel
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Home School Legal Defense Association
P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, Virginia 20134
540-338-5600
www.hslda.org
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