| District Misses Paperwork, Investigates Family |
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 |
These homeschoolers turned in their notice. The district couldn’t find it. Then they sent a worker—from an agency that doesn’t investigate people—to go investigate the family. |
| Middletown Won’t Send Letter of Correction |
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 |
School district officials wouldn’t admit that their instructions to homeschool families were wrong, but at least they haven’t made the same mistake again—so far. |
| Family’s Notice Eaten by the Internet? |
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 |
They’d been homeschooling for several years. But after they turned in their notice for the coming school year, their school district asked when their kids would be attending public school. |
| HSLDA Peels Away Red Tape So Family Can Keep Homeschooling |
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 |
This family followed New York’s homeschooling law for 17 years. Their kids were making good academic progress. They turned in their assessment just like they always did—and suddenly found themselves put on academic probation. |
| Police Question Military Vet’s Homeschool Diploma |
Tue, 9 Oct 2018 |
His background made him a very desirable job candidate, but the officer handling his application was in a quandary: how could he confirm that the parent-issued diploma was legitimate? |
| “It’s Difficult to Call That Anything But Discrimination” |
Tue, 9 Oct 2018 |
An auto insurance company was granting public and private school students a discount for a B average report card—but its policy raised the bar significantly for homeschool students. |
| School Apologizes for Remediation Threat |
Tue, 2 Oct 2018 |
A public school official apologized for misreading the law after insisting a homeschool student’s test scores were substandard. |
| Justifacts to HSLDA: Help Us Treat Homeschoolers Fairly |
Tue, 2 Oct 2018 |
This background check company reached out to us for guidance on handling homeschooled job applicants. |
| District Fails to Process Homeschool Notices So CPS Investigates Families |
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 |
This district suddenly changed its filing requirements … and then failed to process notices. The result? Homeschooling families who’d followed the rules for years found themselves facing investigations and truancy charges. |
| 2 Emails From HSLDA. 1 Homeschool Grad’s Application Approved. |
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 |
Health department officials tried to reject this homeschool graduate’s records, until our attorney demanded a phone call. |
| Give Me Your Curriculum by this Afternoon |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 |
A public school assistant superintendent visited a homeschool family because “he likes to know” what curriculum they use. |
| Court Threat Averted |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 |
When a public school official said he would press charges against a homeschool family if the parents failed to hand over certain information, HSLDA got involved. |