HEM’s Support Group News, October
Interesting commentary in this month’s Support Group Newsletter, edited by Mary Nix, in an interview with two homeschool leaders in Virginia, Shay Seaborne and Amy Wilson:
Although two HSLDA attorneys agreed that the illegal regulation had a “chilling” effect on those who aren’t represented by counsel, HSLDA was content to leave the illegal regulation in place, the rationale being that there is no reason to open up a bad regulation if it isn’t being enforced-but they couldn’t see what was happening here in PW County.
A national organization by its nature is far removed from the broader local homeschool community; there is no way it can be in touch with what goes on in every school division. It necessarily focuses on its members, so it was unaware that there were any problems with enforcement of this illegal regulation. The grassroots group-which consists of people who reside here, and people who are in touch with those who *are* affected by the requirement-had great incentive to change the regulation.
It’s an interesting interview.
Helen
mark
david