<?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=IL&SN=Illinois&B=151]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:29:24 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[School Asks for Curriculum, Parent Education, Hours of Instruction]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200910080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After being confronted by HSLDA, a public school superintendent had to admit his district had no right to demand &ldquo;assurances&rdquo; and other information from a family beginning to homeschool.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[University Cancels Homeschooler&rsquo;s Acceptance]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200908200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[College admissions officials quickly reinstated a homeschooled graduate after HSLDA explained that denying him admissions could be construed as discriminatory.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Claims It Can &lsquo;Take Better Care&rsquo; of Kids at School]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200903180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After three months of harassment by the LaSalle County School District, a single mother is finally able to homeschool her sons in peace.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principal Sends Truancy Notices to Newly Enrolled Homeschool Student]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200902250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family refute truancy allegations that arose after they began homeschooling.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Cancels Special Ed Meeting After Hearing from HSLDA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200902230.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not until HSLDA intervened did school officials in one district stop insisting that a homeschooling family meet with them to discuss educating their special needs son.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truant Officer Threatens Court Action over Absences for Illness]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200810240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a teen&rsquo;s struggles with chronic illness caused her to miss extended periods at public school, her parents decided to homeschool. What they didn&rsquo;t expect was to be harassed by the local truant officer.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Homeschool Family Told to Meet with State Attorney or Else]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200810071.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family&rsquo;s decision to begin homeschooling their daughter resulted in an invitation to the state attorney&rsquo;s office to discuss possible truancy charges.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truant Officer Calls Unsuspecting Family Based on False Anonymous Tip]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/2008010070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An anonymous tip prompted a truant officer to say he needed to review an HSLDA member family's lesson plans and curriculum.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Family Threatened with Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200806230.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA encountered a familiar problem when a truant officer made unlawful demands of a member family. As in the past, we were able to protect our members.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superintendent Demands New Homeschooler Attend &lsquo;Compliance Meeting&rsquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200806190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a homeschool family avoid unreasonable demands after the regional public school superintendent insisted on a meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superintendent&rsquo;s Requirements Usurp the Bounds of the Law]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200804101.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family resist a public school official's request that they submit extensive documentation about their homeschool&mdash;documents the law does not require.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>