SC Home School Alerts

May 09, 2006: Calls Needed To Stop Senate Bill 1046: Immunization Bill, legislation which would establish a state immunization registry for South Carolina children, is scheduled to be heard by the House Health and Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wednesday, May 10, at 9 a.m. in Room 426 of the Blatt Building. This bill passed the Senate on April 26, 2006. Immunizations are only recommendations made by the CDC, not mandated! (see the email between CHASE SC Director and the CDC)

Senate Bill 1046 would create a state immunization registry at the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to track vaccinations received by children. It would also empower DHEC to create reporting requirements for citizens, schools, and healthcare providers to provide information to the registry. Such record keeping of personal medical information by the state is an unnecessary and threatening invasion of privacy. see: Title 30. PUBLIC RECORDS Chapter 2. FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 2002 SECTION 30-2-20. Privacy policies and procedures required of all state entities. [SC ST SEC 30-2-20]

Private medical providers already do an excellent job of maintaining records on patients receiving immunizations. We don't want the state to begin harassing citizens about what shots to get and when. There is a real likelihood that parents who choose not to have their children vaccinated as prescribed by DHEC will be reported to the Department of Social Services for medical neglect.

There is also a negative fiscal impact of this bill for residents of South Carolina. The increase in the number of state employees required to administer this tracking and reporting program will result in higher operating expenses to the state and possibly higher taxes for citizens.

"Please vote against Senate Bill 1046 which would create a state immunization registry for children. Such record keeping of personal medical information by the state is an unnecessary invasion of privacy.

Unless the subcommittee hears from families opposing this bill, it will continue to sail through the General Assembly and likely become law.

Please Contact: Rep. Lester Branham--Chairman, (D)
314A Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-3002
BranhamL@schouse.org

Rep. Nikki Haley, (R)
320D Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2970
HaleyN@schouse.org

Rep. Harold Mitchell Jr., (D)
414D Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-6638
MITCHELLH@schouse.org

August 15, 2005: Dorchester District 2: What on earth is going on???????????? A member of NBHSA SC is homeschooling one of their 2 children. Ms. Penn at the District Attendance office incorrectly told said member, she has to provide the school/district her association membership certificate or she is not legal to homeschool." Further, the parent is of the belief Ms. Penn threatened DSS and a truancy charge, should she not provide it! Attention Ms. Penn: The parent you made demands of during her attempt to register one of her children into the public school system does not have to provide you anything about her non attending child, which is legally registered with us. Further, a federal law known as the McKinney-Vento Act, clearly removes your further demands for proof of residency, which hindered the enrollment of the non-home schooling child for the first 7 school days of this year. Please note the paragraph "Dont I have to be in a shelter or on the street to be considered homeless? No. Sometimes people have other places to go, such as to a friends or to another family members house" , which is located at the following link. Click Here for the link NEW BEGINNINGS HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA DOES NOT ISSUE ANY FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO OUR MEMBERS, Due to over zealous abuses by officials. This is a prime example over zealous abuses by officials! Further, no one from any school district or school official, located in Dorchester District 2, have requested in writing to us, any valid request for any membership membership verification!

Anyone can create a fake document, which claims proof of association membership! The only way any official can verify proof of any membership, is by contacting the actual association! Further, SC ST SEC 59-65-57 only mandates associations provide the number of students in each grade level to their respective school districts, no later than January 30th of each year. If there is a "LEGITIMATE" reason for a school official to need any further verification, that request should be made in writing!

NEW BEGINNINGS HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ADVISED OUR MEMBERS TO FORCE THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO SEND THE THREATENED DSS, TRUANCY, AND POLICE OFFICIALS TO SAID MEMBERS DOOR! ONCE SAID OFFICIAL IS AT SAID MEMBERS DOOR, CALL THE ASSOCIATION IMMEDIATELY, OR HAVE SAID OFFICIALS CALL US 24/7. WE ARE LISTED ON SC STATE DEPARTMENT OF ED'S WEBSITE, VERIFYING THEY HAVE DIALED OUR ASSOCIATION NUMBER! WE WILL FAX SAID OFFICIAL A VERIFICATION LETTER AND A COPY TO "all" OUR ATTORNEYS! THIS WILL PROVIDE OUR MEMBER ATTORNEY(S) PROOF THAT THE DISTRICT OR DISTRICT SCHOOL NEVER ONCE ASKED US FOR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! WE DO NOT OPERATE ON ANY PUBLIC TAXES OR VOUCHERS! THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO! (Contrary to Dorchester 2 claims that they do not obtain any funding for students that home school through the district, here is the proof that they do! http://home.sc.rr.com/nbhsa/school_district_funds_received.htm )

IF THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT HONESTLY WANTED PROOF, AND THIS IS NOT HARASSMENT OF OFFICIALS ABUSING THE LAW, (COLOR OF LAW I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED) THEN THEY WOULD STOP THREATENING OUR LEGALLY HOME SCHOOLING MEMBERS! P.S. AVA AND ANN VISITED DORCHESTER DISTRICT 2 OFFICE ON THURSDAY OF THIS PAST WEEK, DUE TO A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THE DISTRICT 2 OFFICE CLAIMED NO ONE COULD HOME SCHOOL THEIR SENIOR STUDENT THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN INTERVIEW TO RECEIVE A DISTRICT APPLICATION, ECT. ANN PULLED OUT HER CELL PHONE AND CALLED HSLDA. THE OFFICIAL SPOKE WITH HSLDA AT SAID TIME. THIS MEETING AND OTHER INCIDENTS IN DORCHESTER 2 SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RESOLVED ANN TO BUST THIS WIDE OPEN, ONCE SHE AND OTHER ASSOCIATION LEADERS MEET WITH THE PRESS ON WEDNESDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE HOME SCHOOL COMMUNITY INFORMED OF THIS VERY SUSPICIOUS ISSUE! P.S S. SORRY FOR THE ALL CAPS. NOT YELLING, JUST TOO AGGRAVATED TO GO BACK AND LOWERCASE ALL THIS!

August 08, 2005 - Alston Middle School Mike Windham, Director of School & Community Relations & Tech.
Director for Dorchester Dist. 2 has resolved the issue. He assures us this matter will not be repeated.

Alston Middle School sent their "volunteer" - resource officer (A FULLY DRESSED UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER IN HIS OFFICIAL POLICE CRUISER) out to a "New Beginnings Home School Association" member door
today. This is the FIRST" day of school and not BEYOND the TENTH DAY of school, which means the compulsory attendance law time frame has not even passed yet.

Further, the "volunteer" - resource officer (A FULLY DRESSED UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER IN HIS OFFICIAL POLICE CRUISER) falsely informed the LEGALLY HOME SCHOOLING FAMILY that they had to PROVIDE the PUBLIC SCHOOL with official paperwork from their association in order to be allowed to legally home school. THIS IS NOT TRUE! NO HOME SCHOOL HAS TO PROVIDE ANY public school, ANY association issued PAPERWORK, TO LEGALLY HOME SCHOOL UNDER OPTION 3.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS DO NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT or PUBLIC
SCHOOL ANYTIME, EVER, to LEGALLY PRIVATE SCHOOL. They answer DIRECTLY to the
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION!

3rd option (SC ST SEC 59-65-47) HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS REPORT THE NUMBER
OF STUDENTS IN EACH GRADE LEVEL to their respective PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AT NO TIME ARE WE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIAL ANYTHING
ABOUT OUR MEMBERS FOR SAID MEMBERS TO LEGALLY HOME SCHOOL! FURTHER, SAID
SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE TO LEGALLY REQUEST IN WRITING THEIR REQUEST To
said association. ("Remember the long list of student names the districts used to mail out to associations demanding us to go down the list and let them know which student names were enrolled with us?! I do!") We did not have to respond to that list at all. They couldn't do it then legally and they can not do it now! For a list of the deadline dates that each county can perform their legal "

It was not the "attendance supervisor that is doing this. The Dorchester District 2 Attendance office - in compliance with the below, DENIED sending ANYONE out on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

ARTICLE 3.

ATTENDANCE SUPERVISORS
SECTION 59-65-210. State appropriation for attendance supervisor program.

For each county which has indicated a desire for the service of an attendance supervisor or supervisors there shall be appropriated annually for the ensuing fiscal year a sum sufficient to pay the salaries and expenses of an attendance supervisor or supervisors for each county, one such supervisor for each ten thousand children, or fraction thereof, enrolled in each county as of the closing date of the school year immediately preceding the commencing of each such fiscal year. This sum shall be the State's portion of the attendance supervisor program. Nothing
in this article shall limit the number of attendance supervisors that a county or a school district may employ at its own expense.

SECTION 59-65-220. Election of attendance supervisors.

In each county desiring the services of an attendance supervisor, such supervisor shall, if his salary and expenses are to be paid by the State, be elected on or before July first of each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, by the members of the county board of education whose terms of office run concurrently with or extend beyond the period of employment of such supervisor.

SECTION 59-65-230. Certification of attendance supervisors by State Board of
Education.

Attendance supervisors shall be certified by the State Board of Education. Qualifications for the certification of attendance supervisors shall be determined by the State Board of Education in the same manner as the Board now determines qualifications for all other teachers, provided, that such certification requirements shall not adversely affect attendance supervisors who were employed prior to the passage of this article.

SECTION 59-65-240. Census of children not enrolled in public schools; list submitted to attendance supervisor.

Within thirty days after the opening date of each school year of each public school district in the State in which a public school is being operated, the trustees or other governing board thereof shall make or cause to be made a complete census of all children of school age therein, that is, between the years of seven and sixteen years, inclusive, who have not enrolled in such school district or in some other district during the thirty-day enrollment period. The names, ages, places of residence and names of the parents or
guardians of such children of school age not enrolled shall be forthwith filed with the county superintendent of education, who shall thereupon consolidate all of such names of children in alphabetical order into one
list and certify the list to the attendance supervisor of the county.

SECTION 59-65-250. Cooperation between attendance supervisors and county and
district agencies and the like.

The county attendance supervisor whose salary shall be paid from State funds and such other attendance supervisors as may be employed by the county or school districts therein shall cooperate with the social and civic organizations and agencies of the county or district, as well as with the trustees of the several school districts in the county.

SECTION 59-65-260. Duties of attendance supervisor relating to nonattending children.

The attendance supervisor shall, upon receiving the list of nonattending children from the county superintendent of education, contact as rapidly as possible the parents or guardians of such nonattending children with the object in mind of interesting nonattending children in school work, and influencing them by means of persuasion to attend school regularly. All principals shall report to such attendance supervisor on continuous absences which appear to be unwarranted, and the attendance supervisor shall make an earnest effort to have enrolled and keep enrolled all children of school age in the county.

NBHSA SC and many other associations do not issue any paperwork, due to PUBLIC OFFICIALS violating and abusing the law. This family "DID NOT" enroll said child in the public school system this year. According to Alston Middle School, located in "Dorchester County", the school is going down a list, which displays the names of students that were enrolled in the school district "LAST YEAR" and did not enroll this year.

Although there is a law, which does allow school officials to make an attempt to "FIND" every child in their district, who are not enrolled in the "PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM", the limitation is, "Within thirty days after the opening date of each school year of each public school district in the State in which a public school is being operated." Please note: FIRST DAY OF ENROLLMENT of EACH SCHOOL.

I have no problem with this. What I do have a problem with is A FULLY DRESSED UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER IN HIS OFFICIAL POLICE CRUISER, going door to door on a "FISHING EXPEDITION, which is not an official police
department dispatched call! Nor is this officer a SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTENDANCE EMPLOYEE! If he were, the School District Attendance office would have known this person was sent out on an Attendance fishing expedition! Please note the official statement from Dorchester District 2 office, "The District Attendance Office DID NOT send anyone out"! A fishing expedition by the public school system, by a "volunteer" (EXACT WORDS FROM ALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL) - resource officer, is not OFFICIAL POLICE DUTY, according to our SOURCES. If it is, I demand to see the official 911 office dispatch transcript or COURT ORDER, along with the POLICE REPORT, which makes this use of our TAX FUNDED DOLLARS, a legal POLICE CALL.

Further, the DISTRICT ATTENDANCE OFFICE confirmed via the DORCHESTER DISTRICT 2 SCHOOL OFFICE, NO ONE WAS SENT OUT BY THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE (SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUANCY OFFICER) TODAY, the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Dorchester District 2's compulsory attendance date does not allow anyone in this DISTRICT to possibly be in violation of SC compulsory attendance law prior to August 19, 2005.

My tax dollars are to be spent for official police duties, which fall under the law. I have yet to learn of any "PRIVATE SCHOOL" being demanded by said officials, official documentation as to the proof of said enrollment with any private school.

WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SC LAW THAT ALLOWS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO USE OUR
OFFICIAL POLICE DUTY VEHICLES TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL FISHING EXPEDITIONS! IF YOU KNOW OF A LAW THAT DOES< PLEASE SEND IT To NBHSA@SC.RR.COM ASAP!

IF ANY POLICE OFFICER OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL COMES TO YOUR DOOR< CALL THIS ASSOCIATION WHILE SAID OFFICIAL IS ON YOUR DOOR STEP. (ESPECIALLY IF THEY SHOW UP IN POLICE UNIFORM AND OFFICIAL POLICE CAR, prior to any 10 day compulsory attendance has arrived, on behalf of any public school! ASK if SAID OFFICIAL IS AT YOUR DOOR AS AN ACTING ATTENDANCE SUPERVISOR PER THE ABOVE LISTED LAWS of SOUTH CAROLINA! We will once again call the District attendance office to confirm or deny that said party was indeed sent out by said Attendance office.

HOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE REGISTERED UNDER SC ST SEC 59-65-47 ARE LEGALLY ENROLLED AND IN FULL COMPLIANCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW!

THEY THAT WOULD GIVE UP TEMPORARY LIBERTY FOR TEMPORARY SECURITY DESERVE NEITHER LIBERTY OR SECURITY! Conditioning Americans to GIVE UP THEIR
FREEDOMS!

AMERICA HAS BEEN TRAINED TO ACCEPT THE LESSONS OF HITLER'S NAZI GERMANY INTO OUR LIVES, INSTEAD OF LEARNING THE LESSON OF NOT REPEATING HITLER'S NAZI GERMANY! WELCOME TO the REALIZATION OF WHAT IS REALLY MEANT BY THE WORDS - "THE NEW WORLD ORDER"! HITLER WOULD BE SO PROUD.......

How Ironic that our government demands us to give up our own freedoms TO SECURE A FREEDOM WE ALREADY HAVE! I take it someone got directions from TV land and took a right where the old farm house "USED" to be, and then took A left where the pot OF "oil" at the end of the rainbow was supposed to be?

How about Hitler's mentality dream teams take the place of our service men and women in IRAQ and Afghanistan (US TROOPS SERVING UNDER THE UN AND NOT US as early as JANUARY 2006), with their children of 18 and above, both male and female, along with their own hides, in the hot seat, (NOT SAFE ZONES or DESK JOBS) and let the FOREFATHER SACRIFICE APPRECIATING, US Constitution LOVING, US Patriot, and US SERVING SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN COME BACK TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY THEY ARE TO SERVE! THE USA! NOT THE UN! We have no problem allowing the US FREEDOM GIVING AWAY POLITICIANS TRADING PLACES WITH OUR MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN! Every official should have to do exactly what they mandate our US service members to do, every time they mandate it. (And we don't mean behind a desk either!) Maybe then they will stop their hasty actions, only to find out it was all a lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can we pass this law through CONGRESS TODAY? Any takers?

For those claiming our service members knew this was is expected of them, once they joined the military: They expected to serve the US, Not the UN, They expected to be told the TRUTH and to fight "LEGITIMATE CONFLICTS AND WARS, and they did not agree to help OVERTURN THE US CONSTITUTION. They agreed to PROTECT< SERVE AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES. IRAQ Didn't DO ANYTHING TO THE US! SAUDI NATIONALS DID! So why aren't we fighting in SAUDI ARABIA?????????????????????????????????????

July 28, 2005: Tell Congress to kill the bills! NHELD summary of current home school legislation

fyi, NHELD opinions on pending home school legislation: http://nheld.com

June18, 2005: No home school should allow any "Yahoo Support Group" to obtain a copy of their association issued paperwork for membership! This is the same thing as the DMV DEMANDING association issued ID cards. Further, not all associations issue any form of paperwork. This is not NAZI GERMANY! This is AMERICA. Further, NO ONE HAS ANY AUTHORITY to COPY ANY NBHSA SC ISSUED PAPERWORK without a legal order of the court! All NBHSA SC paperwork is copyright of NBHSA SC! "They who would give up liberty for temporary security deserve neither liberty or security!" Benjamin Franklin

Alert: A NBHSA SC home school founding board member took her 15 year old son to get his first permit. The St. George DMV office employee refused to allow the "15 year old" child, to obtain his first permit, due to the parents refusal to register him for the draft, prior to his "18th" birthday. Instead of leaving the DMV office, said member called the Governors Office, Columbia DMV, and her attorneys. The St. George DMV employee then allowed the "15 year old minor child" to take his first permit test, which he passed. Upon leaving the DMV office, said member contacted the Governors Office again. The Governors Office contacted the DMV office, and is working to clear up this "ongoing battle" with DMV offices state wide. No DMV office have any right to deny a minor child a permit or license, based on a parents refusal to register their 13 - 17 year old minor child for the draft! Since August of 2004, NBHSA has knowledge of over 250 public, private and home school cases, which DMV has mandated the parent to sign the "early draft registration form. Seek your attorney ASAP, should this happen to you! This is only an option, NOT A REQUIREMENT! Should we go to war with IRAN, or any other Country, and the US Government invoke the draft, legal clarification needs to be made in regard to the following subject: 1) If the draft is enforced, can the Government force minors, who's parent (s) have already registered with the SC DMV, to serve, prior to their 18th birthday, should the draft age be lowered to 17 years of age or younger?

NBHSA and CHASE SC once again assist another "non-member" home school family. NBHSA SC was contacted on April 05, 2005 by a "non-member home school family, via CHASE SC home school association Director, whom was contacted by a home school family that belonged to another home school association. Berkeley County DMV office refused to allow the home school family to use their current Income tax returns for their child's "Proof of Residency". Three (3) Monks Corner, SC, DMV employees, demanded that the home school parent provide the DMV with their home school association membership information, in the form of association issued paperwork! Said DMV made it very clear to the home school family, "Their current Income tax returns for their child's "Proof of Residency", as provided by South Carolina DMV policy and regulations, was not going to be allowed as an accepted form of "proof of residency! " Once NBHSA SC was contacted, we immediately called SC DMV office in Columbia, SC. Ms. Wise of the SC DMV office in Columbia, SC, immediately contacted Berkeley County, Monks Corner, SC DMV office, and advised them of their own DMV requirements. Further, Monks Corner DMV was informed they could not mandate this home school family to provide them with any of their home school association information, and they are required to accept said home school family "current Income tax returns for their child's "Proof of Residency", as provided by South Carolina DMV policy and regulations!" Further, no home school can be required to fill out SC DMV form PDLA when applying for their first permit for a 15 year old. If any SC DMV ever mandates any home school to provide them proof of their association membership information, please follow the following information:

2.) Obtain the name (s) of every DMV official, whom is refusing to follow their own rules and regulations; and

3.) Call 803-896-5000, press 0 for live person, and let them know the situation, names of DMV and DMV official (S), whom refuse to follow SC DMV reg's / policy, ect.; and

4.) Call your attorney ASAP, if you can not get support from the Columbia, SC DMV office; and

Due to the very high number of non-member issues, which NBHSA SC and CHASE SC are being contacted for help with, by home schools families, whom are members of other associations of lengthy existence, CHASE SC is seriously considering the option of opening up to new home schoolers.

CALL / EMAIL the SC SENATE ASAP AND STOP THIS BILL ASAP! Senate to address this Bill on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005 Page 12S. 72 (Word version)--Senators Ritchie, Jackson, Ryberg, Mescher, Richardson and Ford: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-176, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF CONDITIONAL AND SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE ISSUANCE OR REINSTATEMENT OF A BEGINNER'S PERMIT, CONDITIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND A REGULAR DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO A PERSON LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A PERSON'S PERMIT OR LICENSE IF HE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THESE CONDITIONS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE SUSPENSION REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE PERSON HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THESE CONDITIONS FOR ONE FULL SEMESTER SUBSEQUENT TO THE SEMESTER DURING WHICH HIS PERMIT OR LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED.
(Read the first time--January 11, 2005)
(Reported by Committee on Transportation--February 2, 2005)
(Favorable)
(Senator Hutto desires to be present.)

SECTION 4. Direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions prohibited.

No money shall be paid from public funds (All voucher money is a form of "public funds." This violates the second part, correct?) nor shall the credit of the State or any of its political subdivisions be used for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution. (Oversight - The State Department of Revenue may issue regulations to aid in the performance of its duties under the act. This violates the second part of this as well, correct?) http://www.scstatehouse.net/scconstitution/a11.htm

February 08, 2005 - ALERT! Several school districts are calling associations for verification of home school members. Even though the schools have obtained verification from the association, which the school contacted, they are demanding association issued paper work to main in their files, which they are not entitle to, and no association or home school is required to have, to be considered a member of any association. Associations and home schools do not receive any public school funds or tax dollars to operate. SC ST SEC 59-65-47clearly states; By January thirtieth of each year, all associations shall report the number and grade level of children home schooled through the association to the children's respective school districts. The schools are not entitled to any student names, whom are members of any third option association! Further, SC ST SEC 59-65-47 clearly states; Bona fide membership and continuing compliance with the academic standards of the associations exempts the home school from the further requirements of Section 59-65-40 or Section 59-65-45. All associations need to keep the school number, which is displayed on their caller id, for evidence of school contact. Further, the association needs to keep a log of the officials name, date and time official called, and the member name that is being harassed. This can be used in any bogus truancy charge, which any official brings against the home school, even though the school called said association and obtained verification over the phone. Also call your association attorneys immediately! Seek your legal authority for legal response ASAP!

"ACM" may have moved back to Grand Rapids, but "South Carolinians for Responsible Government," a front group for the Illinois-based "Legislative Education Action Drive," (confusing, we know) has picked up the pro-voucher torch and is running hard, with more television ads and direct mail.

WE NEED YOUR HELP to STOP - Put Parents In Charge Bill H.3012 & H.3204(Current BILL placed in the Ways and Means Committee right now! (Please call every one on the Ways and Means Committee, listed below. Tell them, "We say NO to H.3012 & H.3204(Current BILL, the Put Parents In Charge Bill!)

The article below applies to "ALL" home schools in South Carolina. DSS usually will not claim they are at your door, because you are a home school. (Even if it is the real reason for the visit.)

Fourth Amendment Rights Protected in Social Services Investigation.
A South Dakota family has to prove they are feeding their children when a social worker comes to the door. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2023

OCTOBER 19, 2004 - Hampton County-ALERT! ALERT! - Hampton County, North School District is contacting home schoolers in their area, demanding they produce their association membership paperwork for copying and maintaining in the public school files. Even after home school association and members have confirmed membership, but refuse the school district a copy, which they are not entitled to. The district is charging them with truancy. Should you receive any contact from any official, contact your association and attorney ASAP! This is not legal!

OCTOBER 15, 2004 - ALERT! ALERT!- ALL CHARLESTON COUNTY US AIR FORCE MILITARY

ALL CHARLESTON COUNTY US AIR FORCE MILITARY have limited 4th Amendment Constitutional Rights if you live in "Base Housing"! Overzealous, "NON-MILITARY" officials have entered "Base Housing" homes without a warrant and against the occupants wishes" If you want to keep your 4th Amendment Constitutional Rights and keep your LEGAL RIGHT to have a warrant, ensuring no overzealous, NON- MILITARY official be allowed to enter your home, without meeting the requirements entry absent a warrant, You Need To MOVE OFF BASE ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NBHSA supported and helped to defend our member, which was a victim to one such recent case. DSS closed the case soon after. HSLDA does and has Defended Civil Rights of Homeschoolers, which stem from NON-Home School false DSS Allegations of home school HSLDA members. CLICK HERE

911 Road to Tyranny video...towards the end of documentary, which has FEMA naming Christians and adds home schools to the list! Click here to watch movie. (And you thought the USA Patriot act didn't apply to average Americans.)

Contrary to some "OVER ZEALOUS" official statements, any HOME SCHOOL operating under South Carolina Code of Law 59-65-47 does not have to obtain permission from their local school district to home school. If "ANY" DSS or School official attempts to coerce or mandate this bogus request and/or demand any home school records, when you are not in the public school system and no court order has been issued, REFUSE To Do So and Call (843) 270-5180 - your association immediately. NBHSA does record reviews for our members. If you are a HSLDA member , PPL member or have a private attorney, call them immediately as well. (Calabretta v. Floyd 189 F.3d (808 (9th Cir. 1999.) Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242 Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority, but also acts done without and beyond the bounds of their lawful authority; provided that, in order for unlawful acts of any official to be done under "color of any law," the unlawful acts must be done while such official is purporting or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials, individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors, Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or customs.

1. Call (843) 270-5180 - your association immediately, and let us know that an official is at your door. If you are a HSLDA member , PPL member or have a private attorney, call them immediately and call your association immediately, letting us know that an official is at your door.

2. Ask if the official has a search warrant.   If not, do not give
permission to allow anyone in!
If a police officer states he/she is investigating an emergency situation, then they may enter without the search warrant. Ask the police officer to state what the emergency situation is, which allows entry without the search
warrant.
PLACE A VIDEO CAMERA and/or TAPE RECORDER IN PLAIN VIEW - IN YOUR HOUSE.
RECORD ALL CONVERSATIONS AS EVIDENCE. INFORM THE OFFICIAL YOU ARE
RECORDING.

3. Be a good listener - it is better to listen than to volunteer
information.

4. Ask questions - Why are you here?
     What is your name?
     What is your telephone number and extension?
     What is your badge number or May I see your identification Id

5.   If an official with a police officer insist on coming into your house, tell them nice and calmly - "I am closing the door, if it is not locked, you do not have my permission to come in. If you open the door and come in, I have not allowed you. You are doing so illegally; according to Calabretta v. Floyd, a Civil Rights Lawsuit, and I will seek legal action."

WHEN FALSELY ACCUSED - YOU CAN OBTAIN THE NAME OF THE FALSELY ACCUSING PERSON (S).

SECTION 20-7-560. Penalties. [SC ST SEC 20-7-560]

A person required to report a case of child abuse or neglect or a person required to perform any other function under this article who knowingly fails to do so, or a person who threatens or attempts to intimidate a witness is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SECTION 20-7-567. Knowingly making false report of abuse or neglect; penalties. [SC ST SEC
20-7-567]

(A) It is unlawful to knowingly make a false report of abuse or neglect.

(B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or
imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

SECTION 20-7-570. Bad faith or false reporting; civil action; fees. [SC
ST SEC 20-7-570]

(A) If the family court determines pursuant to Section 20-7-695 that a person has made a report of suspected child abuse or neglect maliciously or in bad faith or if a person has been found guilty of making a false report pursuant to Section 20-7-567, the department may bring a civil action to recover the costs of the department's investigation and proceedings associated with the investigation, including attorney's fees. The department also is entitled to recover costs and attorney's fees incurred in the civil action authorized by this section. The decision of whether to bring a civil action pursuant to this section is in the sole discretion of the department.

(B) If the family court determines pursuant to Section 20-7-695 that a person has made a false report of suspected child abuse or neglect maliciously or in bad faith or if a person has been found guilty of making a false report pursuant to Section 20-7-567, a person who was subject of the false report has a civil cause of action against the person who made the false report and is entitled to recover from the person who made the false report such relief as may be appropriate, including:

(1) actual damages;

(2) punitive damages; and

(3) a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably
incurred.

SECTION 20-7-560. Penalties. [SC ST SEC 20-7-560]

A person required to report a case of child abuse or neglect or a person required to perform any other function under this article who knowingly fails to do so, or a person who threatens or attempts to intimidate a witness is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SECTION 20-7-567. Knowingly making false report of abuse or neglect; penalties. [SC ST SEC 20-7-567]

(A) It is unlawful to knowingly make a false report of abuse or neglect.

(B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

SECTION 20-7-570. Bad faith or false reporting; civil action; fees. [SC ST SEC 20-7-570]

(A) If the family court determines pursuant to Section 20-7-695 that a person has made a report of suspected child abuse or neglect maliciously or in bad faith or if a person has been found guilty of making a false report pursuant to Section 20-7-567, the department may bring a civil action to recover the costs of the department's investigation and proceedings associated with the investigation, including attorney's fees. The department also is entitled to recover costs and attorney's fees incurred in the civil action authorized by this section. The decision of whether to bring a civil action pursuant to this section is in the sole discretion of the department.

(B) If the family court determines pursuant to Section 20-7-695 that a person has made a false report of suspected child abuse or neglect maliciously or in bad faith or if a person has been found guilty of making a false report pursuant to Section 20-7-567, a person who was subject of the false report has a civil cause of action against the person who made the false report and is entitled to recover from the person who made the false report such relief as may be appropriate, including:

(1) actual damages;

(2) punitive damages; and

(3) a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

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