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Legal Resources SHARE Sponsored Links National Home Education Legal Defense NHELD, LLC provides an Action Plan, regarding how to defeat proposed federal legislation, argument summary, and a link to the listing of the names of the members of the U.S. House and Senate. Certification Praxis National Teachers Exam If you are a college graduate and your state makes it a whole lot easier to homeschool if you are a certified teacher, you may qualify if you pass this test. Also a useful test if you are already a teacher, but want to homeschool kids not in your current subject area. Potentially useful to homeschool parents who want to start up their own "school" for homeschoolers or want to qualify to help fellow homeschoolers in states that require a "teacher" to oversee homeschools. Civil Liberities American Civil Liberties Union Search for articles about homeschooling issues, or subscribe to an email list to keep on top of topics that concern you. Thoughts on Protecting Children in Homeschooling Families What, if any, new measures should be taken to help assure the safety of homeschooled children (particularly in reference to child abuse and neglect)? The NHEN Response to questions posed by the North Carolina Task Force of Child Fatalities. CPS Answering the CPS (Child Protective Services) Questions A group of homeschoolers in my county decided to find answers to these questions. We invited Mr. Edwin Schuster, from the Virginia Child Protective Services, to speak with our group. Here is what we asked, and what he had to say. By Shay Seaborne. Fight CPS and Win Group fighting for Constitutional rights of families who have had their children removed by Child Protective Services. Information for Parents About Child Abuse and Neglect Laws and Investigations It's highly unlikely that you and your family will be investigated for child abuse or neglect. However, there are a number of reasons why homeschoolers find it helpful to understand the process of such an investigation and think about how they would respond. By Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM M/J 10. Legal Resources and Case Law Pending legislation, learn your rights, and what action to take if you are accused. From Kidjacked. Parents victimized by children's protective services Statistics show that 60 to 80% of ALL accusations of child abuse are unfounded. Here's how to protect yourself from false accusations. IRS A Tax Write-off? AN A to Z ARTICLE Can I write off any homeschooling expenses on my taxes? Laws Copyright for Computer Authors Of interest to those who are putting their personal creations about homeschooling up on aggregating sites, such as About.com. Is it yours or theirs? Homeschooling Laws & Legalities AN A to Z DIRECTORY Actual laws, and links to interpretations of these laws provided by your homeschooling guide. [Note: I am not a lawyer. You are responsible for verifying these laws and getting appropriate assistance in interpreting them.] Lexis Global Law Library You no longer have to register or pay a fee. Search for laws anywhere in the world the same way lawyers do. Legal Assistance American Association for Justice Site for locating a fully qualified trial lawyer in your jurisdiction. Family Law Page in FindLaw.com where you can locate various types of family law assistance. FindLaw.com A portal site to assist you with all sorts of legal questions. Martindale-Hubbell Authoritative guide to the American legal profession. The database is now regarded as the primary research source for information about attorneys and law firms around the world. Legislation Congress Link A resource not only for figuring out how to contact your congressman, but also for lesson ideas to use with your children. Legislative Activities of the US Senate The bulleted items on the blue bar link to detailed information on legislative activity as of the close of business yesterday. Here's where you can follow bills that are in committee or on the floor. Thomas -- U.S. Congress on the Internet Your first web stop for national information about bill progress, historical documents, and the legislative process.

Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement by Mitchell L. Stevens Moving from why parents opt for home-schooling to the long-term effects on their children, he draws on interviews with a mix of parents from fundamentalist Christians to pagans and educational radicals and persuasively contextualizes the movement within the "organizational strategies of the progressive left and the religious right" in their attempt to preserve their core set of values: "the sanctity of childhood and the primacy of family in the face of an increasingly competitive and bureaucratized society." 15 pages of excerpts available. Left Back : A Century of Failed School Reforms by Ravitch, Diane Ravitch "Whenever the academic curriculum was diluted or minimized, large numbers of children were pushed through the school system without benefit of a genuine education," she writes. 2001 Paperback

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