<?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=HI&SN=Hawaii&B=162]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 19:12:18 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Concerned Family Declines Evaluation]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200801140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family reluctantly agreed to let public school officials evaluate their son for special learning needs. However, when they learned the evaluation included &ldquo;observation&rdquo; of their homeschool, they stood up for their right to privately education their son.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools Demand Approval of Year&mdash;End Test]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200704270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some Hawaii homeschool parents have received letters warning that if they want to test their children outside of the public school they must get approved to do so. This is not what state law declares.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Told They Must Enroll Children in School]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200702080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted us after being threatened with possible educational neglect charges by the local public school registrar. Our attorney intervened, and was able to show officials that the registrar had misconstrued state law.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 8 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another School Assigns Grade Level]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200606260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Another Hawaii school is trying to dictate the grade level a parent can teach their child in at home. Since the earlier situation HSLDA has written a letter to the Hawaii Department of Education in an effort to resolve this issue across the state.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents Told State Assessment Tests a Must]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200605010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several member families contacted us when a school district sent a letter insisting homeschooled children take the state assessment test. We showed officials that state law makes no such requirement.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Denies Grade Levels Chosen by Parents]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200601120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys intervened on behalf of a homeschooling family in Hawaii who were told they were educating their children at the "wrong" grade level.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kapolei &mdash; Enrollment Not Required]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/200509120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several Home School Legal Defense Association member families were contacted this fall by Kapolei Middle School after they submitted their letter of intent.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools Misunderstand Testing Requirements]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/hi/2004505250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[This year, schools in Kane'ohe, Honolulu, and Pearl City have sent letters to homeschool families insisting that they are required to test their children in grades 3&mdash;8 and 10. One school even stated that if parents want to provide a written evaluation for their annual progress report, they would have to obtain the consent of the principal.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>