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District Does 180, School Attorneys Apologize to Family

To escape the crime that had invaded their Oregon neighborhood, a homeschool family moved to West Virginia. There they encountered a new kind of lawlessness—this time perpetrated by government school officials.
NEWS

New DMV Feature Puts Homeschoolers in Driver’s Seat

A homeschool mom helping her son apply for a driver’s permit was told her paperwork was no good. A top DMV official later confirmed that this was a mistake, and revealed a good piece of news that parents will find helpful.
NEWS

District: PhD Dad Can’t Assess His Own Homeschooled Kids

He’s a certified teacher and holds a PhD, but state officials claimed this homeschooled dad couldn’t conduct an annual portfolio assessment for his own children. That’s not what the law says.
NEWS

West Virginia: Wild and Wonderful, Unless You’re Homeschooling

With polls indicating the COVID-19 pandemic may prompt millions of new families to homeschool this fall, public schools are taking steps to secure their funding streams—which is tied directly to enrollment.
NEWS

We’re Here to Help if There’s a Knock on the Door

A surge in families switching to homeschooling—and loving it—could be behind a recent rise in officials checking for truants.
NEWS

COVID-19: WVDE Guidance on Assessments During Coronavirus

The West Virginia state Department of Education recommends a sort of grace period for homeschoolers who submit a standardized test as their annual assessment.
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Case Dismissed: Charges Against New Homeschoolers Dropped

HSLDA sees this quite a bit: a family decides to homeschool to meet the needs of their children, and school districts who don’t understand the law try to take legal action. In fact, this happened to several families recently.
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