<?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) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:56:40 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Bruce Shortt: Harsh Critique of West Virginia Public Schools]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.wnd.com/2011/05/303697/]]></link><description><![CDATA[The author and homeschool advocate comments on the state of public education in West Virginia, as published on WorldNetDaily.com.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Abuse Allegations Lead Family to HSLDA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/201204170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A neighbor&rsquo;s threat to report a homeschooled boy for allegedly abusing a cat led to a membership with HSLDA.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monongalia County Superintendent: New State Policy &ldquo;In The Works&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/201108110.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA is coordinating with state and local homeschool leaders to counter reports that a new, more restrictive statewide homeschool policy is being developed.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Board: Homeschooling Disorganized and Isolationist]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/20118010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A proposed county&mdash;level education policy encourages families to abandon homeschooling based on hackneyed, outdated objections. HSLDA encourages members to respond with the facts.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Responds to State Superintendent]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/201106020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA replied to a message sent on behalf of the West Virginia Superintendent of Schools alleging that some homeschooled children are "slipping through the cracks."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Superintendent: Homeschoolers Need More Oversight]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/wv/201105170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA encourages homeschoolers to take action.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><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&rsquo;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></channel></rss>