<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HSLDA | Headlines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/headlinearchive.asp?S=MI&SN=Michigan&B=133]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:05:23 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Family Threatened with Truancy Charge over Unnecessary Forms]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200906080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family when public school officials insisted on receiving annual homeschool declaration forms which are not required by law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Drops Truancy Charges to Avoid Jury Trial]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200904060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After an HSLDA-associated local attorney requested a jury trial for a family charged with truancy, a Michigan school attendance officer withdrew the charges.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Helps Homeschooler Obtain State ID Cards]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200904010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Michigan resident used documentation from HSLDA to obtain identification cards for her children.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Threatens to List Homeschooler as a High School Dropout]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200902251.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a high school student avoid being labeled a dropout simply because his parents decided to homeschool him.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families Told to Fill out Forms or Face Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200902250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When public school officials tried to insist that member families fill out unnecessary forms, HSLDA reminded them of what the law actually requires.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing Canceled After School District Received Letter from HSLDA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200901120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family who wanted to homeschool their special needs son asked HSLDA for help when public school officials interfered.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dearborn Heights Form Not Mandatory]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200810240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened when public school officials pestered a new homeschooling family for information the law does not require.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Graduation Despite Social Worker Threat]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200807090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA recently received a graduation announcement from a family we assisted several years ago. The message was a reminder of how we protect homeschoolers from the potentially destructive intervention of the powerful social services system.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principal Demands Homeschooler Fill Out a Form or Face Truancy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200806190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family when they faced unlawful demands from a public school official upon starting to homeschool their daughter.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trouble Getting a State-Issued ID]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200805140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several members reported major problems obtaining state-issued identification cards for their children due to new laws. HSLDA learned the new requirements allow for a wider range of documentation than some officials were accepting.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Gives Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mi/200802250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After HSLDA helped a homeschooling family invoke their Fourth Amendment rights, a social worker stopped trying to investigate them]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>