<?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=CT&SN=Connecticut&B=178]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:15:16 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Threatens Homeschool Freedom]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/201202040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bill now being considered in the Connecticut Legislature would require all homeschooled children ages 12, 14, and 17 to undergo a behavioral health assessment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windsor Insists on Use of its Own Form]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/201110210.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of this school year, HSLDA assisted two member families when the assistant superintendent of the public school insisted that they use the school&rsquo;s version of a notice of intent form to commence a home instruction program.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parental Rights Legislation Enacted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/201107180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the conclusion of the 2011 legislative session, Connecticut strengthened the rights of parents undergoing social services investigations by enacting House Bill 6312.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Bill Dies]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/201106200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Legislation that would have eliminated a parent&rsquo;s right to determine whether a 6-year-old must attend school died when the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Exceeds Authority]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/201005030.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA assisted a member family who was wrongfully asked &ldquo;to continue to apply for permission to home school.&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Bill Fails]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/200906250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bill that would have established a procedure for withdrawal of a child from public school for home instruction failed to gain support of legislators during Connecticut&rsquo;s 2009 legislative session.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative Roller Coaster]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/200806190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Strenuous opposition from homeschoolers helped prevent passage of a controversial bill regarding statutory notification procedures for all home educators.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Seeks Curriculum Review]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/200611100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a Home School Legal Defense Association member family filed a notice of intent to conduct home instruction with East Lyme Public Schools, they received a letter from the school district instructing them to make an appointment &ldquo;in order to review the curriculum [the family would] be providing.&ldquo;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wethersfield Says Notice Of Intent Mandatory]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/200606050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home School Legal Defense Association assisted a member family during the 2005&mdash;2006 school year after the assistant superintendent of Wethersfield public schools insisted that the family file a notice of intent form developed by the local school district.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compliance with State Guidelines Not Mandatory]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ct/200510130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every year, Home School Legal Defense Association assists member families in Connecticut whose school districts insist that they comply with guidelines for home instruction adopted by the Connecticut State Board of Education on November 7, 1990.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>