Lighting Fires for Homeschoolers

There is only ONE registered homeschool lobbyist in Jefferson City. He is Kerry Messer, with FHE and Missouri Family Network. This Rally and this potential threat are REAL!!!

FHE needs all homeschoolers that can make it to the capitol by 1PM tomorrow to meet on the Capitol Steps. HSLDA sent the alert at FHE’s request.

To find the FHE Executive Director and fellow home educators, look for the 1776 Bennington Flag. The American Flag with ‘76 in the blue field.

If you do not attend the Rally, pray for your lobbyist and fellow homeschoolers!

In Christ Service to Home Educators,
Brad and Deana Haines
FHE Executive Directors

Scott Woodruff at HSLDA has asked me to send this out on his behalf:

Dear HSLDA members and friends,

The rally at the capitol steps scheduled for 1 PM tomorrow, May 14, is
definitely on!

This rally is being jointly called by FHE and HSLDA, who are working
together closely on this urgent issue. If you receive information from
any other person or organization, it may not be reliable.

I have heard a report of an individual who sent out an email supposedly
referring to “3 homeschool lobbyists.” This email did not come from,
nor was it authorized by, FHE or HSLDA. To the extent this email
conflicts with information FHE and HSLDA have distributed, I urge you to
disregard it.

Update: there is a chance the bill will be amended tomorrow to remove
the harm to homeschoolers. But it is not certain. We need you at the
rally more than ever to convince lawmakers that the bill must be
defeated or amended!

Please come to the rally as FHE and HSLDA have urged. Your presence is
essential to prevent a attack on your liberty.

Sincerely Yours,
Scott A. Woodruff, HSLDA Staff Attorney

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>From the HSLDA E-lert Service…
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Missouri–Emergency Rally Tomorrow, May 14 in Jefferson City–Urgent!

HSLDA Members and Friends,

We urgently need your attendance at a rally tomorrow on the steps of the Capitol in Jefferson City at 1 p.m. to stop an extremely serious threat that has emerged with literally no warning. There is no time for phone calls or emails to be effective. We need thousands of homeschoolers physically present tomorrow!

This dramatic threat would massively increase government control over homeschooling. Every homeschooled child (except those in St. Louis City)–whether 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20–would be subject to compulsory school attendance until they could prove to the state’s satisfaction that they had completed “sixteen credits towards high school graduation.”

This would suddenly give the state power to control and define what a homeschool “credit” is. It would immediately give the state power to control what is required for homeschool graduation. This would destroy liberty for homeschoolers in Missouri on an unprecedented scale and cause unimaginable problems.

ACTION REQUESTED

We need 5,000 homeschoolers tomorrow at 1 p.m. on the steps of the Capitol in Jefferson City to send a message: VOTE NO ON S.B. 291. Car pool if possible to make parking easier for others. Forward this to other homeschoolers.

BACKGROUND

The legislature closes this Friday. This bill could be voted on late Thursday or Friday. S.B. 291 posed no threat to homeschoolers until it was very recently amended to add the credit and graduation provision. Immediate action is required. Families for Home Education (FHE) joins HSLDA in calling for this rally. Brad Haines of FHE will lead the
rally.

This is our hour of need. Can you set everything else aside for freedom and be ready in a minute, like the minutemen of old?

Thank you for standing with us for freedom!

Sincerely,
Scott Woodruff

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The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of:

Home School Legal Defense Association
P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, Virginia 20134
Phone: (540) 338-5600
Fax: (540) 338-2733
Email: info@hslda.org
Web: http://www.hslda.org

Prepare for what is coming.  Starting in February you won’t be able to get stuff for children under the age of 12 at resale stores!  Books, clothes, and toys are all in this list.  Better start looking at anything that you might need now!

Want more information check out the following:

• New Safety Rules
• New Bill
• Consumer Product Safety
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission (enforcers)

Blessings,

The Crider Family