Why does HSLDA have so many stories about fighting little battles over issues that seem obscure or unimportant? Perhaps because experience has taught us that small details and small stands taken can lay a foundation for big wins.
When HSLDA was founded in 1983, the legality of homeschooling (to say nothing of its acceptability) was ambiguous (or worse) in the vast majority of states. Only a small percentage of parents taught their kids at home, using curricula they stitched together or invented themselves.
Fast-forward one generation: in the early 2000s, the lawfulness of homeschooling was assumed everywhere (and its acceptability was growing, thanks in large part to homeschool advocates’ state legislative efforts and a generation of successful homeschool graduates).