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Originally Posted by BobVigneault ...it's just about advocacy? | That, and clout.
HSLDA has a national (and international) reputation. It is known that they are not to be trifled with. They can bring the "big guns" to bear on a situation if needed. And they can deal with situations beyond your local school board - i.e. on the state and national level.
That being said, I would think that a homeschooling lawyer should be able to give good counsel as well. He would certainly be familiar with your local situation. Our experience has been that the local attitude toward homeschoolers is the most important. (But I wouldn't ignore what's going on at the state level either, and HSLDA will keep you appraised of those type situations.)  |
Yes, HSLDA has serious clout. In 1993, 80,000 HSLDA members shut down the Capitol phone system calling their representatives concerning a proposed law that would have required any teacher (homeschool included) to be a certified teacher. The bill failed 420-1, after it had originally been slated to pass.
Crazier thing is that one of my professors in my freshman year was working for a House Democrat as a staffer back in 1993 and he happened mention that particular incident as being one of the more memorable and frustrating times in his tenure
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