<?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=AL&SN=Alabama&B=157]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:12 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Controversy over &ldquo;Attendance&rdquo; at Church Schools]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200910280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A memorandum from the Alabama state superintendent of education has sparked a controversy regarding the church school option employed by parents providing home instruction to their children.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversy Over Meaning of &ldquo;Local&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200909150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA assisted two member families in Dothan at the beginning of the school year when public school officials challenged their children&rsquo;s enrollment in a church school outside the city limits.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compulsory Attendance Age Increased]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200905270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On May 18, 2009, Governor Bob Riley signed into law Senate Bill 334, raising the compulsory school attendance age for all students in Alabama from 16 to 17 years old.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Attempts To Monitor Homeschooling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200905040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA protected a member family from unwanted intrusion into the lives of their homeschooled children by a social worker.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equal Access Bills Fail]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200806190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Alabama legislature declined to approve three bills this year intended to permit students being instructed at home to participate in extracurricular activities at public school.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Narrowly Escapes Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200803050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA recently assisted a member family in Cleburne County, Alabama, when they were threatened with truancy charges for failing to file a church school enrollment form with the local public school superintendent.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Department Seeks Immunization Records]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200809120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A church school contacted HSLDA after county officials asked for information about students' immunization records. We informed officials that they have no legal right to make such a request.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Superintendent Amends Reporting Memorandum]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200709120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the absence of any statutory authority to the contrary, HSLDA continues to maintain that Alabama law does not require church schools to complete any portion of the Annual Report of Non-Public Schools.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Compels Unauthorized Reporting]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200706150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The top state education official recently issued a memorandum stating that church schools&mdash;through which many Alabama families homeschool&mdash;must complete the 2007-2008 Annual Report of Non-Public Schools form. This requirement is not authorized by state law.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation for Participation in Public School Activities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200705010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Legislature of Alabama is considering two bills which would affect the right of students being taught at home to participate in extracurricular activities at public and nonpublic schools.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Threatened with Truancy Charges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/al/200611100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, Home School Legal Defense Association assisted a member family in Shelby County threatened with truancy charges.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>