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Arlington Independent School District |
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8/20/2001 |
Arlington ISD |
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THSC Update. "...have mailed a letter to home school families who have previously given AISD a letter of assurance that they are teaching their children at home using a curriculum that covers the basic educational goals of reading, spelling, grammar, math, and a course in good citizenship. In your letter, you ask these families to contact your office or send a letter to notify you of their intent to continue to teach their children at home." |
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Aubrey Independent School District |
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1/14/2003 |
Aubrey |
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THSC Update. "... told the family that they were required to complete a form from the district, sign it, and indicate which curriculum would be used." |
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8/20/2001 |
Aubrey |
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THSC Update. "...told the family that they must complete a form from the district, sign it, and indicate which curriculum would be used." |
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Beaumont ISD |
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2/21/2003 |
Beaumont ISD |
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THSC Update: "...they must come in and fill out a withdrawal form and an “application” to home school which must be approved in order for the children to be legally taught at home. They have also been told that the district could do home visits at any time ..." |
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Brazosport Independent School District |
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8/16/2001 |
Brazosport |
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THSC HOME SCHOOL UPDATE Warning that "several calls from home school families in Brazosport with reports that the school district has hired two people to call on home school families." Also "They may say that you MUST fill out their form or that they MUST see your curriculum." |
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Bridge City Independent School District |
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8/20/2001 |
Bridge City Intermediate School |
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THSC Update. "...told the family that they must complete a form from the district, sign it, and indicate which curriculum would be used." |
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Burkburnett I.S.D. |
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7/8/2002 |
Burkburnett District |
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THSC Update "reports by several home school families that have recently received letters and packets from you requesting information regarding their children and the curriculum that is used. The letter states, 'Texas requires that school districts track home schooled students that reside in their area.'" |
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Cedar Hill ISD |
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9/25/2002 |
Cedar Hill ISD |
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From THSC update: "If you do not show proof of schooling to the district within five (5) days of receipt of this letter, the school must file for Contributing to Truancy and Failure to Attend School.." |
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Corpus Christi ISD |
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2/27/2003 |
Corpus Christi ISD |
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THSC Update: "...confirmed to me that it is district policy to require any family that claims to be home schooling to provide 'evidence' of this by presenting curriculum to you and failure to do so results in the filing of truancy charges." |
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Garland Independent School District |
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6/7/2001 |
Director of Pupil Personnel and School Choice |
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THSC Update. Required "assurance document must be furnished to either the chief attendance officer of the school district or the appropriate campus official having jurisdiction regarding the child's attendance. I recognize failure to provide assurance of the pursuit of a home school curriculum may result in the District's taking legal action to enforce the compulsory attendance law." |
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6/1/2001 |
Director of Pupil Personnel and School Choice |
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THSC. "...told the family that they were required to come in and fill out district forms to formally
withdraw their children. |
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Hereford I.S.D. |
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8/28/2003 |
Hereford Junior High School |
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"...was told she must present her curriculum to you for approval and sign the Hereford I.S.D. “Home Schooling Request” letter" from THSC Update 9/1/2003 |
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Joshua Independent School District |
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2/5/2001 |
Joshua Independent School District |
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Letter to District from THSC. "This family was told that they
must present a copy of curriculum to the district." |
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Matagorda ISD |
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Moulton Independent School District |
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9/19/2001 |
Moulton Elementary |
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THSC update. "...told this family that they must fill out the form presented by you in order to teach their children at home." |
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Northside Independent School District |
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11/1/2002 |
Northside I.S.D. |
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From THSC update "...appeared at her door...requesting information about her curriculum to document that she was teaching her children at home" Furthermore, "When she explained that she was not required to present her curriculum to you for review or approval, you agreed but said you would nevertheless be back the following week to examine it." |
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Poteet Independent School District |
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10/20/2001 |
Poteet Elementary |
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Mother withdrawing her 1st grader wrote " I notified the principal that I was removing my child from school, They are insisting that we sign all of these different forms. My child has not even been out of school a week yet,and they are taking us to court." |
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Seguin Independend School District |
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10/9/2001 |
Seguin ISD |
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THSC Update. To Clarence Little. "...would be periodically visited by a school official and that if the Seguin school district’s form was not filled out she would be arrested. " |
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Southside ISD |
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8/21/2002 |
Southside ISD |
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From THSC update: the procedure of Southside I.S.D. is to “request a parent conference to review your curriculum, review State and Board policies regarding home schooling, and discuss any other pertinent issues pertaining to the instruction of children who will be home schooled.” |
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Springlake-Earth ISD |
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8/22/2003 |
Springlake-Earth High School |
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"threatening legal action against them for truancy because they have declined to sign a withdrawal form." THSC Update 8/25/2003 |
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Synder ISD |
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11/9/2001 |
Synder Junior High School |
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THSC Update. "could not withdraw her granddaugter until she presented her curriculum to you." |
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