<?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=FL&SN=Florida&B=150]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:24:05 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Volusia County Superintendent Threatens to Terminate Homeschool]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200908191.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family was bombarded with letters and threats to terminate their homeschool program until HSLDA intervened.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[At First, Family Denied Health Insurance Coverage]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200908190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family asked HSLDA for assistance when the husband&rsquo;s employer denied health insurance coverage to their homeschooled high school son.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Questions Homeschooler During Portfolio Review]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200903200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family refute a school official&rsquo;s misguided comments  and assert their right to determine the proper grade level of their son.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Creates False Evaluation Deadline]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200902250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a dispute over an annual homeschool evaluation, HSLDA helped a family prove that they had complied with the law and that county officials were in the wrong.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random Portfolio Reviews Averted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200902170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped member families resist a plan by some public school officials  to begin random homeschool portfolio reviews&mdash;a clear abuse of state law.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida&rsquo;s CHESS Homeschool Organization Hosts Contest to Benefit Elimu Nyumbani]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200901300.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Florida homeschooling organization is sponsoring an art contest to raise money and supplies for Elimu Nyumbani, Kenya's national homeschooling organization.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker: &ldquo;All Homeschoolers Get Psychological Evaluations&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200811060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After bullying her way into a member family&rsquo;s house, a social worker then tried to order psychological testing for everyone in the home&mdash;just because they homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Faces Probation Due to School District Error]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200810061.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When school district officials wrongfully told a homeschool family that they were being placed on probation, HSLDA intervened.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing Program Reverses Decision to Reject Homeschool Diplomas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200810060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An HSLDA attorney confronted nursing school officials with their own policy in order to gain admission for a homeschool graduate.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Neighborhood!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200808270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A homeschooling family had just settled into a new home when a truant officer left his card. HSLDA helped persuade the officer that the case should be closed.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Graduate Successfully Obtains NCAA Scholarship]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/fl/200808260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a homeschooled athlete avoid an unnecessary obstacle to applying for an athletic scholarship.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>