<?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=NC&SN=North Carolina&B=142]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:41:13 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[State Inspects Homeschools by Mail]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200910280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[So far this school year, HSLDA has received numerous inquiries from families who have been asked to participate in the Home School Inspection by Mail Program.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Threatens Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200901220.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[This past December a school social worker in Dunn (Harnett County) threatened truancy charges against a mother attempting to withdraw her daughters from public school to teach them at home.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Threatens Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200806190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA assisted a family threatened with truancy charges after withdrawing their daughter from public school and enrolling her in a homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNPE Seeks Meeting With Homeschool Families]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200711010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recently, North Carolina state education officials sent a letter to some randomly selected homeschooling families requesting that they voluntarily meet to review school records. State law, however, does not authorize such meetings.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public School Official Labels Homeschool Illegal]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200706150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of a new member family, HSLDA resolved a difficulty involving a public school official's unauthorized request for additional documentation concerning the family's plans to homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Would Raise Compulsory Attendance Age]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200703140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 171 is a legislative proposal which would raise North Carolina&rsquo;s compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 17, until the child graduates from high school. If enacted, this legislation would require homeschoolers to comply with the law for an additional year, including an additional year of standardized testing.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNPE Seeks Meeting at Police Station]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200611100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When North Carolina officials asked some homeschooling families to go to a police station and submit to having their records inspected, an outcry understandably resulted. The request clearly was not supported by state law.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Threatened: 'We Will Take Your Children!']]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200603300.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A North Carolina member family called us when a social worker threatened to take their children. Our attorneys intervened and showed the family how to prove their innocence.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harassment in McDowell County]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nc/200511180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the middle of September 2005, a McDowell County truant officer contacted a Home School Legal Defense Association member family, insisting that they provide him with a copy of the card issued by the Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) as proof that they had filed a notice of intent to operate a homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>