<?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=MA&SN=Massachusetts&B=149]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:04:58 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;One Bruise Too Many&rsquo; Says Pediatrician]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200906100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An HSLDA member family was told that because their son had too many bruises a report would have to be filed with Child Protective Services.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educating the Educators]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200610310.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A homeschooling parent in Massachusetts used our website to help educate the local public school superintendent as to why his demands were outside the law.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Education Students Assisted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200610250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a pair of families felt overwhelmed in trying to withdraw their special needs students from the public school system, they called us. We were able to help them continue homeschooling without further complications.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Personnel, New Problems]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200608150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Changes in public school personnel sometimes spell trouble for Massachusetts homeschoolers. One member family recently met resistance when she sent in a fairly standard notice of her intent to educate her child at home.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Progress with DSS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200604190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to interventions by Home School Legal Defense Association, the Department of Social Services has taken a huge step towards recognizing the right of parents to educate their children at home.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Homeschooling Neglect?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200601100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys successfully reversed a neglect ruling brought against one homeschooling family. But the battle against a troublesome "advance approval" law continues.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fellowship Christian Academy Closes Doors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200509090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts allows students to be educated at home if they are "approved in advance" by the local superintendent or school committee.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting with School Officials in Massachusetts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200506200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts is one of the two places in the country where you may be compelled to meet with a school official in order to obtain "permission" to teach your own children in your own home.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>