<?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=WV&SN=West Virginia&B=137]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:26 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Official Backs off Homeschooled Denial]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200909030.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened when, without proper authority, a public school superintendent tried to require conditions under which he would allow a member family to homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislature Closes: The Good Die with the Bad]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200904300.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When the dust settled at the end of this year&rsquo;s legislature, freedom was safe, but no new ground was won.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erroneous Ohio County &lsquo;Supplemental Curriculum&rsquo; Request Withdrawn]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200710290.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened when public school officials wrongly informed several homeschooling families that their children had scored below minimum standards on mandatory tests.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood County Corrects Error]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200708170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted HSLDA after their notice of intent was rejected by public school officials. It turned out that officials had overstepped their authority, and had made a mistake regarding the family's status under state law.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Marriage&rsquo; Definition Withheld from Citizens]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200707260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The West Virginia legislature failed to give citizens the option of defining marriage. However, several bills that would have restricted freedom were thwarted, thanks to the efforts of homeschoolers and others.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roane County Corrects Math]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/20060803.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public school official in Roane County suggested remedial studies for a member homeschooler based on what were wrongly considered low test scores. We showed that the student was in compliance with required academic standards.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fayette Threatens to Shut Down Homeschools]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200605220.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Fayette County threatens families who submit late assessments.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Request Yields Changes in West Virginia Sports Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200603070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the request of Home School Legal Defense Association, proponents of a bill to give West Virginia homeschoolers access to public school sports teams changed troublesome language in the proposed legislation.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyoming County Superintendent Withdraws Remediation Threat]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200603061.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A family contacted us after public school officials told them their daughter's test scores were too low and that she needed to be in a remediation program. Our lawyers showed officials they had misinterpreted the law, and that the girl was displaying academic progress.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Sports Decision]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200508090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a 3-2 decision, on July 6, the West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling which had ordered officials to permit homeschool students to participate on public school sports teams.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jefferson County Acknowledges Errors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/200506161.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A secretary in the Jefferson County School District recently sent a letter to all homeschool families implying incorrectly that they must use the county's notice of intent form.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>