If you homeschool or use a private school in the state of Tennessee, now's the time to stand up for educational freedom!
A bill requiring testing of ALL student's hits it first legislative hearing in committee tomorrow. Get the info and call to voice your opinion. HSLDA call this
"...the most threatening legislation to the freedoms of homeschooling families in many years."
Kay Brooks--owner of www.TnHomeEd.com---- says, "Testing for all, public, non-public and homeschoolers. I consider this a near complete loss of freedom to educate our children. Those who set the test dictate the curriculum." And I agree!
Visit the Tennessee Home Education Association for more information about the specific bill in question.
TAKE ACTION! Here's what the HSLDA elert is urging concerned parties to do:
Action Requested:
(1) Please call or write (both would be better) Representative G.A.
Hardaway and at least one member of the House Education Committee with
this message:
"Please oppose House Bill 2795, which would impose public school
testing on non-public school students. This bill would effectively
destroy non-public education in Tennessee by requiring private
schools, church-related schools, and homeschools to adopt the public
school curriculum for their instruction programs."
The contact information for Representative Hardaway and members of the
House Education Committee is set forth below. Members of the Special
Initiatives Subcommittee which will hear the bill on Wednesday are
indicated by an asterisk.
If your last name begins with A-I, please call the following members:
*Chair Les Winningham,
(615) 741-6852
rep.leslie.winningham@legislature.state.tn.us
*Vice-Chair Tommie Brown
(615) 741-4374
rep.tommie.brown@legislature.state.tn.us
*Secretary Joe Towns, Jr.
(615) 741-2189
rep.joe.towns@legislature.state.tn.us
Harry Brooks
(615) 741-6879
rep.harry.brooks@legislature.state.tn.us
*Jim Coley
(615) 741-8201
rep.jim.coley@legislature.state.tn.us
Barbara Cooper
(615) 741-4295
rep.barbara.cooper@legislature.state.tn.us
If your last name begins with letters J-R, please call these members:
Dolores Gresham
(615) 741-6890
rep.dolores.gresham@legislature.state.tn.us
Beth Harwell
(615) 741-0709
rep.beth.harwell@legislature.state.tn.us
John Hood
(615) 741-7849
rep.john.hood@legislature.state.tn.us
Phillip Johnson
(615) 741-7477
rep.phillip.johnson@legislature.state.tn.us
Ulysses Jones, Jr.
(615) 741-4575
rep.ulysses.jones@legislature.state.tn.us
*Ron Lollar
(615) 741-7084
rep.ron.lollar@legislature.state.tn.us
If your last name begins with letters S-Z, please call these members:
Mark Maddox
(615) 741-7847
rep.mark.maddox@legislature.state.tn.us
Michael McDonald
(615) 741-1980
rep.michael.mcdonald@legislature.state.tn.us
Gerald McCormick
(615) 741-2548
rep.gerald.mccormick@legislature.state.tn.us
Richard Montgomery
(615) 741-5981
rep.richard.montgomery@legislature.state.tn.us
Larry Turner
(615) 741-6954
rep.larry.turner@legislature.state.tn.us
*John Mark Windle--Chair of the Subcommittee
(615) 741-1260
rep.john.windle@legislature.state.tn.us
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