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News HSLDA | HeadlinesHSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines 2/8/2012 7:05:29 AM 2 - Carroll County Quickly Corrects “Probation” Error 3 - Extra Time for SAT Granted After HSLDA Letter 4 - Williamsburg—James City Demands Birth Date, Grade 5 - Charlottesville Seeks Social Security Numbers 6 - Radford Acknowledges “Parent” Includes Person In Charge of Child 7 - County Asks Religiously Exempt Family for Evidence of Ability to Teach 8 - Lemons in Orange 9 - Caution: Public School at Home Programs to Recruit Homeschoolers 10 - Triennial Census Is Down for the Count 11 - Vaccine Equity Bill Speeds toward Enactment 1 - Arlington Stumbles on Switch from Exemption to Notice of IntentWhen a public school district wrongly tried to deny a member family “approval” to homeschool, HSLDA helped resolve the situation. 1/2/2012 12:00:00 AM 2 - Carroll County Quickly Corrects “Probation” ErrorWhen a misapplication of the law regarding test scores resulted in a member family’s homeschool being placed on probation, HSLDA took action. 11/3/2011 1:00:00 AM 3 - Extra Time for SAT Granted After HSLDA LetterA member family whose son has a disability requested special accommodation on a college entrance exam, but were turned down. HSLDA stepped in and helped them gain approval. 9/1/2011 1:00:00 AM 4 - Williamsburg—James City Demands Birth Date, GradeWhen a family’s notice of intent to the local public school district provoked a request for extra information, HSLDA stepped in. 6/20/2011 1:00:00 AM 5 - Charlottesville Seeks Social Security NumbersHSLDA helped a member family when a public school official requested their children’s Social Security numbers—information which is protected by federal law. 12/17/2010 12:00:00 AM 6 - Radford Acknowledges “Parent” Includes Person In Charge of ChildA public school official demanded homeschool information from parents even though their son was living away from home with relatives. HSLDA persuaded him that neither he nor the parents had any compulsory attendance responsibility. 9/29/2010 1:00:00 AM 7 - County Asks Religiously Exempt Family for Evidence of Ability to TeachHSLDA helped a member with their religious exemption from public school attendance when a public school representative made unauthorized demands. 8/31/2010 1:00:00 AM 8 - Lemons in OrangeAfter HSLDA intervened, public school officials in Orange County who demanded a homeschool family submit a remediation plan quickly acknowledged their error. An apology, however, was not forthcoming. 6/11/2010 1:00:00 AM 9 - Caution: Public School at Home Programs to Recruit HomeschoolersThe governor’s recent signature on SB 738, giving state approval for “virtual school programs,” guarantees that public—school—at—home programs, under various names in different places, will soon ramp up their efforts to recruit homeschoolers. 5/20/2010 1:00:00 AM 10 - Triennial Census Is Down for the CountVirginia’s triennial school census—which has caused homeschoolers such anxiety over the years—requires only the governor’s signature to be abolished. 4/7/2010 1:00:00 AM 11 - Vaccine Equity Bill Speeds toward EnactmentVirginia will soon have a law requiring the state Department of Health to prepare a vaccination plan for public health emergencies that treats all children equitably, regardless of how they are educated. 2/24/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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