Stop Attack on Parents Charge over Children

Protect the Family by protecting parents choice and charge over their children:

Urgent Calls Needed to Stop Obama's Attack on Educational Freedom

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,

 "So tonight, I am proposing that every state--every state--requires
 that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18."

 --President Barack Obama, last night's State of the Union speech.

I was shocked when I heard that. Under our U.S. Constitution,
 education matters are left to the states. Our Founders wanted
 decisions about education and a host of other matters left to the
 states and local government so that these important decisions that
 affect every family could easily be influenced by the real decision makers: parents and the family.

 Parents--not the federal government and certainly not the
 president--are the ones who should decide how children are educated
 and when they're ready to graduate from high school.

 But last night, President Obama made it clear that he thinks the
 federal government should be in the business of telling states how
 long children should stay in school. 

 Since we were founded in 1983, HSLDA has fought attempts by state
 legislatures to increase the ages of compulsory attendance in school.
 We do this because parents--not education bureaucrats--are best
 equipped to decide how long their children should stay in school.

 Now, thanks to President Obama and his willing allies in Congress,
 we're going to have to fight this in Congress, too. We need to make
 sure that the White House, and their allies in Congress hear our
 message loud and strong: leave education decisions to parents.

 CALL NOW!

 Right now, please call the White House, and your members of Congress,
 and give them this message:

 "Last night, President Obama called for the government to mandate that
 all children stay in school until they graduate or turn age 18. This
 is not the federal government's responsibility. Leave education
 decisions to parents, not federal bureaucrats. Tell President Obama
 to withdraw his compulsory attendance mandate immediately."

 The White House: 202-456-1414, or send an online message:
 http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13517


 Your U.S. representative and two U.S. senators: 202-224-3121
 (Capitol Switchboard) or http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13518 to
 find their names and contact info.

 There appears to be no limit to this president's desire for power.
 Car companies, banks, doctors, and now schools and the family. But
 this time he's gone way too far, and homeschoolers and freedom-loving
 Americans need to make sure that he hears our message.

 Thank you for standing with us for freedom.

 Sincerely,

 Michael P. Farris, JD, LLM
 Chairman, HSLDA

 P.S. Click here http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13519 to watch the
 president threaten education freedom in last night's State of the
 Union speech.


 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