<?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=VA&SN=Virginia&B=135]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:44:12 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&rsquo;re Saving the Vaccine for Public School Students&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200911090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After hearing that homeschooled children were being denied swine flu vaccine, HSLDA contacted state health officials&mdash;who pledged to remedy the situation.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H1N1 Flu Resources]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200911020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Virginia Department of Health recently sent HSLDA two memos for public distribution that relate to issues surrounding the H1N1 flu.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairfax Asks for Child&rsquo;s Birth Date]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200910080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA challenged public school district officials about a form letter requesting unnecessary information from homeschoolers.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy Threatened for Refusal to Disclose Grade Level]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200909090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public school official misinterpreted state law and threatened a member family with truancy charges after they began home-educating under the approved tutor provision. HSLDA helped resolve the matter.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAT of 900, ACT of 19, Set for Scholarship Eligibility]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200907150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Members of a state education council have established minimum scores on two college entrance exams that would make homeschool graduates eligible to apply for scholarships through the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Scholarship Bill Gets Another Unanimous Vote]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200902230.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[For years technical requirements have locked Virginia homeschool graduates out of some state college scholarships.  But thanks to state Senator Ken Cuccinelli, equal treatment may be just around the corner.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschooler Enlists in Army after HSLDA Resolves Misunderstanding]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200808250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a military recruiter tried to make a fully qualified homeschool graduate take an unnecessary test in order to enlist, HSLDA intervened.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newport News Drops Birth Date Requirement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200808050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After being contacted by HSLDA, a school district official agreed to end unlawful requests for homeschoolers&rsquo; birth dates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Board to Publish Correction Following Census Error]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200807090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a member family told HSLDA that a letter from local public school officials said they &ldquo;must&rdquo; participate in the triennial census, we intervened. The school board chairman acknowledged the letter was in error and said a correction would be published.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative Round Up: Governor Signs Bills Improving Homeschool Law]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200803170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Virginia Governor Tim Kaine signed into law two bills which simplify both the start-up process and year-end assessments for homeschoolers in the Old Dominion.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynchburg Retracts Threat to Religious Exemptions]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/va/200803070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lynchburg City Public Schools backed away from adopting a policy that would have violated state law and interfered with the right of parents to religious exemption from public school attendance.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>