NEWS A Plan is in Motion to Save You Time and Stress This Fall We wrote to all 611 school districts to reset their expectations of homeschool regulations.
NEWS New Ohio Law Streamlines Homeschool Reporting and Increases Freedom Major changes to Ohio homeschool law were enacted when the governor signed this year’s massive budget bill.
NEWS Principal: Trade Your Info for “Permission” to Homeschool When a public school principal circumvented the law, refusing to let this mom withdraw her daughter and begin homeschooling, HSLDA had to remind him it’s not his decision.
NEWS District to New Homeschool Mom: Talk to Our Lawyer An Ohio mom contacted HSLDA after her notice of intent to homeschool was rebuffed by the local school district. We helped her file a new one. Then the district said she’d be hearing from their attorney.
NEWS Autism Scholarship Misunderstanding Ignites Huge Mess for Ohio Homeschooler A homeschooling mom worked hard to ensure her decision to homeschool wouldn’t compromise her son’s access to special needs therapy. But five months later, she was still waiting to hear back from school officials.
NEWS Homeschooled Teen Studying and Saving Threatened Bees She’s raised woolly worms from eggs and keeps a giant millipede as a pet. But judges at the Ohio State Fair were most impressed with her research on honeybee parasites. Hello, blue ribbon!
NEWS Officials’ Confusion over Education Law Lands Family in Court An Ohio family followed the law when they formed an 08 school to accommodate their religious beliefs. Unfortunately, the local officials were not familiar with the law, so they took the family to court.
NEWS Ohio: Am I Breaking the Law if I Send My NOI to the ESC? At Home School Legal Defense Association, we answer thousands of questions from Ohio families every year and help resolve hundreds of disputes between homeschooling parents and the more than 600 school districts in the state.
NEWS My Child is Homeschooling. So Why is the School Robocalling? Delays in processing the notices of new homeschool families mean many are being checked up on with automated phone calls. Here’s what’s going on.