Category Archives: Clinton-Marion-Washington Regional Office of Education

House Education Bill Updates

See House Representative contact information in our Illinois Homeschool PAC Notes HB 2985, which increases the compulsory attendance age to 18 from 17 was not heard last Wednesday, but is scheduled to be heard this coming week on March 16th.   On … Continue reading

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ROE Solutions Project – Letters Sent Out to Regional Offices of Education

Illinois Homeschool Freedom Watch is in action.  A long time homeschooler compiled a Regional Office of Education (ROE) database recording over-compliance demands ROE offices have posted online.  Using that database, a committee (or Gaggle, as we like to call ourselves … Continue reading

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Public School Withdrawal Audits

Texas homeschooling rights are similar to Illinois home education legalities.  Per a Texas Supreme Court ruling, homeschoolers in Texas are considered private schools the same as any brick and mortar private school building in the state.  The 1950 Board vs … Continue reading

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Hamilton-Jefferson County Regional Offices of Education

Hamilton-Jefferson County Regional Office of Education Superintendent Brian Cross was referenced in an early 2010 Centralia Sentinel article regarding homeschooling in the area: According to Hamilton-Jefferson Counties Regional Superintendent of Schools Bryan Cross, three students were registered this year as … Continue reading

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Homeschoolers and Daytime Curfew

Salem folks didn’t back down and a daytime curfew ordinance was not passed. Here’s an excerpt from a WJBD radio article about the police chief’s good sense: Salem Police Chief Withdraws Support For Proposed Ordinance on Truancy Campo says there … Continue reading

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Need Help – Regional Office of Education Compilation regarding homeschooling

Please pass this along in its entirety to any pro-active homeschooling party(ies) Hello Illinois homeschooling friends, It might seem like a contradiction to be compiling ROE information about homeschooling, since the public school authorities should have little or no involvement … Continue reading

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