<?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=MD&SN=Maryland&B=154]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:17:54 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Washington County Concedes Notice of Consent Due Only Once]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201210150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA&rsquo;s guidance helped a member stand up to public school staffers who tried to demand more documentation that the law requires.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harford Makes Several Changes at HSLDA&rsquo;s Request]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201208060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Working on behalf of a homeschool family, HSLDA persuaded public school officials to stop certain onerous and unlawful requests for information.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[&ldquo;Please Make Every Effort to Bring Your Children&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201206290.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a public school district urged a member family to bring their children to an upcoming portfolio review, we reminded them of what the law requires. The children stayed home.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harford Goofs on Verification]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201111090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After being contacted by HSLDA, a public school worker quickly acknowledged her error in asking a member family homeschooling under an umbrella program to submit an annual verification.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[&ldquo;Someone Who Didn&rsquo;t Know the Law Must Have Answered the Phone&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201111070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Contradictory information a member family received from a public school office illustrates the need for homeschoolers to obtain legal advice from a reliable source&mdash;such as HSLDA.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtain Falls on All Efforts to Raise Compulsory School Age]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201108310.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA tracked four bills during the past Maryland legislative session that would have placed children under compulsory school attendance for more of their lives.  By the grace of God, none became law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince George&rsquo;s County Over-Regulates Homeschoolers: Part II]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201108290.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you deliver your homeschool paperwork to public school offices in person, be prepared for unpleasant and possibly illegal interference&mdash;as illustrated by one mom&rsquo;s story.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect Your Privacy: Use Only the State Form]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201108240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Individual public school districts often devise their own homeschooling notice of consent forms. Some of these, however, request information not required by state law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harford County Misfires on Annual Verification]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201108080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA has asked Harford schools to stop sending letters with false and confusing information about annual homeschool verification.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Umbrella Diplomas Problematic for Maryland Law Enforcement Jobs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201105040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite a lengthy discussion with an HSLDA attorney, Baltimore County Police refused to accept as valid a homeschool graduate&rsquo;s umbrella program diploma.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activist Urges Residents to Call Police on &ldquo;Kids not in School&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/201012020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA responded to a community activist who wrongfully called on area residents to report &ldquo;students not in school.&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>