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Christian Homeschoolers Of Idaho State
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Aug 24
CHOIS is thrilled that Math Counts has changed their minds.
On Tuesday, August 17, MATHCOUNTS, a prestigious foundation dedicated to the encouragement of math among middle school students, announced a ban on homeschoolers competing as teams.
Banning homeschool teams from the annual competition program was a shock to the homeschool community because MATHCOUNTS had allowed homeschoolers to compete as teams for the past 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »
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Aug 19
Through activist courts and the threat of ratifying the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), big government intrudes on families more and more. Already, the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing of their children has greatly eroded in federal courts and in such settings as public schools, local libraries, and your doctor’s office.
The traditional right of parents to make decisions for their children (absent abuse or neglect) is now “substantially diminished” at the federal level, and its demise is trickling down to the states. Only an amendment to add this liberty to the text of the U.S. Constitution can give back to our families the legal protections they deserve.
Please take action. Click here to stop big government’s takeover of the family by supporting Senate Resolution 519 (which opposes ratifying the CRC) and the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Letter from HSLDA President Mike Smith
Filed under AnnouncementsJul 1CHOIS received this letter from HSLDA President, Mike Smith.
Dear Homeschool Families:
Many of you have already heard that Sono Harris, wife of Gregg Harris, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer which has thrust the Harris family into a crisis. I recently spoke with Gregg to find out the latest report, and he shared with me that God has been very gracious to Sono and the rest of the family. Sono is weakening daily but has experienced very little pain. Sono speaks of seeing Jesus soon. Although they have not been given any indication as to when she might receive her total healing, Gregg has indicated that it could be any time now. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jun 18
While this article pertains to the homeschooling laws of California, CHOIS felt that it was worth sharing.
Retrieved 6/18/10 from http://pheofca.org/Public-Education-Recruiting-in-Hospital.html
Roy Hanson, Jr. – Director
Most homeschoolers would be caught by surprise if they had just admitted their child to the hospital and then were approached by someone with a school enrollment form. Yet this is essentially what happened to one family earlier this year when they had to admit their home-schooled son into Children’s Hospital in San Diego, and stumbled on what appears to be a new kind of trial public school program in that city. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jun 7
Home School Legal Defense Association gets invovled with a New Hampshire court decision.
http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/nh/201005190.asp
Home School Legal Defense Association has filed a friend of the court brief in a New Hampshire custody case that threatened to establish a rule that could be harmful to homeschoolers. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 25
Be sure to visit the HSLDA booth at the CHOIS Convention for your chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card!
PLUS – If you join HSLDA at the conference and enter the drawing, CHOIS will receive $10, thereby supporting your state organization!
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May 12
This is an update on the child in Sweden who was removed from the custody of his parents because he was being homeschooled.
Hustled off in truck to prevent meeting human-rights lawyer
Posted: May 11, 2010
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=152697
By Bob Unruh
Social-services agents in Sweden have swooped down on an elementary school to grab a 9-year-old boy and take him out of class so he would not meet an internationally known human-rights attorney working on the family’s custody dispute with the state, according to the attorney and parents. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 4
Legislative proposal ‘would essentially ban’ freedom in education
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=146273
By Bob Unruh
Members of Sweden’s parliament are being warned to drop plans to change their homeschooling laws or they soon could be on par with Germany, where persecution over homeschooling recently prompted a family to flee to the U.S. for asylum.
The warning comes from the Virginia-based Home School Legal Defense Association, the premier homeschooling-advocacy organization in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
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HSLDA Convention Specials
Filed under AnnouncementsApr 28Visit HSLDA at the 12th Annual
Christian Homeschoolers of
Idaho State Convention!The 12th Annual Christian Homeschoolers of Idaho State Convention is coming to your area June 3-5, 2010. This event will be held at the College Church of the Nazarene 504 E. Dewey Ave, Nampa, Idaho 83686.
Will Estrada, Director of HSLDA Federal Relations and Generation Joshua, will be in attendance, speaking on the following topics: Read the rest of this entry »
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