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Florida Appeals Order to Cover Autism Treatment

In March of 2012, a judge ordered the state of Florida to cover the cost of autism treatment for children who were covered by Medicaid. Private insurers had previously been required to cover it. Now, the state of Florida is appealing that decision. The state wants to decide if ABA treatment is necessary on a case by case basis. In order to fully understand this situation, you need a little background information. Applied Behavioral Analysis, (also called ABA), is a psychological form of treatment that is necessary for children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is a therapy … Continue reading →

Court Rules School Must Reimburse Parents for Tuition

This is a unique case! A court has ruled that a public school district must reimburse parents whose child is now in a residential facility. The facility is not located in the same state as the school district. The court ruled that the school is still required to pay for the cost of enrollment. Public schools are required to properly provide for students who have special needs. This is a federal law. If the school is unable, or unwilling, to do so, the parent has the option to remove her child from the public school and place the child into … Continue reading →

Homeschool Parents in Germany Still Fighting Nazi Laws

“The ‘Schulpflicht’ – the laws that require school attendance – are on the books in the German states, and have been traced back to the ‘Reichsschulpflicht Gesetz’ [federal compulsory attendance laws] which was passed in 1938. Except for the removal of references to the Nazi party, these laws are identical or substantially the same as the laws passed by Hitler’s government, criminalizing parents who keep their children home for school.” This is what the parents Juergen and Rosemarie Dudeck of Archfeld Germany have alleged in court in their fight to homeschool their children. To date they have been wholly unsuccessful … Continue reading →

New Jersey Legislature Turns on Homeschoolers

As of right now, and for quite some time New Jersey has the state where all homeschoolers wish they lived. There have been NO homeschool regulations in that state and the only laws written on paper, are more about what you need to do If someone accuses you of educational abuse. Read: Homeschooling in New Jersey Recently, two members of New Jersey’s State Assembly have introduced a bill the following: They propose that parents: 1) Be given a deadline to register with their local school; 2) Turn in an outline of educational objectives by subject; 3) Certify that children have … Continue reading →

What Can I Do? – Part 1

So you and I may have never felt God’s call to go overseas. That doesn’t mean we can sit back and do nothing. Over the next couple of days I’m going to suggest ways you can help the spread of the gospel in other lands. First and most important, pray for those who are involved in this strategic work. Nothing of lasting value will be accomplished in the world without prayer. Which means firstly we need to know of the specific needs of mission organizations. So you might want to sign up for a newsletter from one for the organizations … Continue reading →

Effect of Calfornia Ruling Felt in Nebraska

According to former teacher and Nebraska Senator. DiAnna Schimek, It’s been almost 25 years since the current (homeschool) law passed and it’s time to look at it again. I’ve been hearing stories over the years about students not being in school, about people wondering whether they were being properly educated or not. I wanted to explore the issue. Nebraska Education bill LB 1141 was introduced to hold schools not accredited by the state accountable, according to Sen. Schimek, but it also threatens to restrict parental rights. It also affects homeschools. The bill would require: Homeschoolers to submit annually attendance records … Continue reading →

Should You do a Check-up on Your Zoning?

If you followed all the rules and “best practices” before starting your home business, you did a diligent check on any zoning and licensing regulations and laws that might apply to you. If you passed the muster you could easily think that part of your business operation is behind you. Laws change, however, and zoning regulations can do. Neighborhoods are constantly being re-zoned and city regulations can change as well. It might be a good idea to do a periodic check-up on the zoning of your home and look into how any changes might affect your home business. I know, … Continue reading →

Vick Pleads Guilty: Ready to Stop Hearing About Him?

How do you feel about Michael Vick’s guilty plea? We knew it was coming even before he made it official yesterday. But now he has and I’m sort of relieved. Mainly because his crime won’t go unpunished, but also because the issue has sort of been beat to death. (I’m among those doing the beating, I fully admit!) I suspect some of you aren’t as interested in it all either anymore. (If you ever were. It’s okay if you weren’t, just means this didn’t interest you. Doesn’t make you any less of an animal lover.) I’ve seen passionate comments left … Continue reading →

Holding Parents Responsible For the Actions of Their Children

Parents have always been held liable, to a certain extent for their children’s actions in the United States. Some of the early parental liability statutes provided the juvenile court system jurisdiction over parents who had “contributed to the delinquency of a minor” My father spoke often of the “Truant Officer” who spends the day looking for wayward youth and sent notice of fines to his parents. During the past several years, parental liability laws have become much more popular due to societies fear of juvenile crime. Public support for new laws holding parents responsible for the actions of their dependent … Continue reading →

Do You Know What a Safe Haven Is?

On September 1, 1999, Texas House Bill 3423 went into effect and it was the first law of its kind. The law was called a Safe Haven law and it allowed “parent or other person who is entitled to possess a child 30 days old or younger” to voluntarily leave that child in the possession of an emergency care provider. They would be legally immune to prosecution provided that they did not endanger the child during the delivery. Since that time, 45 states have followed. These and other laws like them were to protect the children that were abandoned as … Continue reading →