NH Parents First

2011 Legislative Recap on TWO Parental Rights Bills

2011-06-24T16:01:00.004-04:00

A revised HB 542 passed the House (240-108) and the Senate (19-5). It does not allow parents to unilaterally opt out of public school courses or programs based upon rights of conscience as approved by the House. The Senate's revision requires that school districts adopt a policy allowing an exception to specific course material based on a parent’s determination that it's objectionable.

HB 542 Ends Discrimination in Public Schools

2011-04-13T22:07:00.001-04:00

The Senate should support House Bill 542, which protects a parent's right to control the education of their child. Despite the hype and blatant disinformation shared at the hearing, this bill does not eliminate compulsory attendance. Nor does it require the district to assume anyadditional expenses. It simply addresses some very real discrimination that parents currently face in our public

HB 542: Parental Rights of Conscience Hearing with Senate Committee

2011-03-29T16:26:00.003-04:00

On April 5th, Tuesday at 1:30 PM there will be a public hearing in front of the Senate Education Committee in the LOB Room 103.It's very important that parents attend or contact these committee members and tell them to support parental rights. Click on the senators names to get their phone numbers and email addresses. The lobbyists will be working hard to oppose this bill, so we need lots of

HB 542 Moves to Senate

2011-03-19T22:41:00.005-04:00

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CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW

2011-03-18T17:12:00.005-04:00

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3 Parental Rights Bills Pass the House and Go onto the Senate

2011-03-16T21:58:00.007-04:00

The following passed the House and go onto the Senate! HB 542 Parental Rights of Conscience wrt Instruction HB 429 Parental Rights to Remove 16yo from School HB 329 Parental Notification for Abortions on Minors passed with a veto proof majority. CACR 12 – relating to funding of public education -- passed with 3/5 vote. This amendment proposes to eliminate local control of

Full Slate of Parental Rights Bills Go to House Floor

2011-03-11T12:26:00.012-05:00

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HB 542: Parental Rights of Conscience Supported by Education Committee

2011-03-09T14:18:00.003-05:00

The House Education Committee decided that HB 542 "Ought To Pass as Amended" this morning with an 11 to 6 vote.NH RSA 193:1 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil.V. No district shall compel a parent to send his child to any schoolor program to which he may be conscientiously opposed, nor shall any district approve or disapprove a parent's education program or curriculum.Voting in favor

First They Came...

2011-03-01T19:26:00.016-05:00

First they came for the underground homeschoolers,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an underground homeschooler.--I scrupulously complied with the law no matter how inequitable.--I didn't mind mandatory notification.Then they came for the special needs and learning disabled homeschoolers,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a the parent of one of those children.--My children were

Report to 15th Convention, Article 6 Voters' Guide and Ballot Question

2011-03-01T13:40:00.020-05:00

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HB 542: Rep. Cohn's Amendment -- Please Support!

2011-02-27T20:01:00.006-05:00

Rep. Seth Cohn, R-Canterbury, has proposed the following amendment:NH RSA 193:1 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil.V. No district shall compel a parent to send his child to any schoolor program to which he may be conscientiously opposed, nor shall any district approve or disapprove a parent's education programor curriculum.This amendment adds nothing new to statute that isn't already

Rep. Mirski’s Ethical Conflicts of Interest

2011-02-27T18:10:00.001-05:00

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The Underground Classroom: How Oppressive Laws are Forcing Families into Hiding

2011-02-24T15:01:00.002-05:00

http://kelly.halldorson.com/blog/?p=3113Here is article explaining the political concerns of a New Hampshire family of unschoolers. It's one of many interesting articles on Kelly's blog, which describes her family's life on a converted school bus.

HSLDA's 990 Tax Return 2009

2011-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:00

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HELP Restore Subcommittee Work on Homeschooling Bills

2011-02-21T14:05:00.009-05:00

It was a difficult task to merge two opposing bills, as House Chair Balboni asked, but progress was being made in the first two sub-committee meetings. This progress was prematurely terminated. For whatever reason, this was wrong. Parents don't want their homeschooling bills retained in committee indefinitely.Last year HB 1580 was 3 votes short in committee and 16 votes short on the floor in a

HB 301: the State's "compelling interest" vs. the Parent's Natural Right

2011-02-21T10:34:00.009-05:00

Here's what happens when parents can be considered criminals for exercising their natural right to instruct their children. Parents were arrested in New York state in January of 2011 for instructing their children under the "child endangerment" laws.http://www.cbs6albany.com/articles/district-1269895-school-county.htmlThis situation can happen in New Hampshire too. If HB 301 passes parents can

HB 595: Proposed Amendment #2

2011-02-15T15:01:00.002-05:00

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2011 House Education Sub-Committee

2011-02-09T16:16:00.005-05:00

Chairman Balboni created a sub-committee to merge the three bills, HB 545, HB 301, and HB 595. The members of the sub-committee are: Rep. Jones, Rep. Pitre, Rep. Fleck, and Rep. Shaw; Rep. Jones has been appointed sub-committee chair.These sub-committee meetings are open to the public, but the public is not invited to speak, only listen.Subcommittee Work Session: 2/15/2011 8:00 AM LOB

Frequently Asked Questions

2011-02-08T19:18:00.004-05:00

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State v. Hoyt, 146 A. 170 (N.H. 1929)

2011-02-08T16:24:00.004-05:00

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Public Hearing -- Tuesday February 8th -- All Day Schedule

2011-02-06T00:00:00.010-05:00

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Comparison of 2011 Amended Legislative Proposals

2011-02-05T23:23:00.000-05:00

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HB 301: Proposed Amendment #2

2011-02-05T20:44:00.007-05:00

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Changes Made to HB 301, But Not to its Intent, and Possibly Not to its Effect

2011-02-05T12:21:00.005-05:00

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CONTACT INFO: House Education Committee

2011-02-04T14:25:00.008-05:00

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Room 207, LOB * 271-3334 Balboni, Michael - Chair 598-3851 271-3319 michael.balboni@leg.state.nh.us Software engineer Boehm, Ralph – Vice Chair 860-6309 ralph.boehm@leg.state.nh.us HEAC Constitutionalist Hill, Gregory 286-7329 gregory.hill@leg.state.nh.us

HB 595: Proposed Amendments

2011-02-04T13:37:00.016-05:00

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HB 301: Proposed Amendment

2011-02-03T15:58:00.007-05:00

The good news is that Rep. Parison has taken out a few sections that we've pointed out as being problematic. The bad news is that our same concerns remain. It's impossible to transform a law, built upon an unconstitutional premise. RSA 193-A provides a framework designed to prosecute parents based upon an inequitable task; it does not recognize their rights. While the most obvious criminal

Increased Freedom or Increased State Control?

2011-02-02T19:58:00.001-05:00

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HB 595: Bill Review of Parent-Directed Instruction

2011-02-02T18:51:00.000-05:00

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HB 301: Bill Review of HSLDA's State-Approved Education

2011-02-02T17:10:00.000-05:00

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HB 545: Bill Review on Eliminating Rules by DoE for Home Education

2011-02-02T16:06:00.001-05:00

What's to be gained from HB 545? There's certainly no upside for freedom and possibly a big downside. HSLDA and the HEAC created a lot of fear around this rule-making process last year, knowing that it would come out absolutely fine in the end. That way they're the heroes that saved the day. Was it also to distract from the homeschooling freedom bill, HB 1580?If Rep. Bates' bill passes and

Comparison of 2011 Legislative Proposals

2011-02-02T15:26:00.000-05:00

HB 301: HSLDA's Proposal for State-Approved Education

2011-02-02T14:33:00.000-05:00

HB 595: Parent-Directed Instruction

2011-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:00

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Granite Grok! Saturday, February 12th from 9 - 10 am

2011-02-01T11:39:00.000-05:00

GrokTalk! Saturday February 12th 2011 Live Streaming local and National News with opinion you could only get from GraniteGrok.It's GrokTalk!Next Saturday from 9-10 AM... Freshman NH House Rep Laura Jones (Rochester) from the House Education Committee will talk about her

The Legality of Homeschooling

2010-11-16T01:24:00.002-05:00

GETTING IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM: ONE PARENT’S DEMAND FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF HOMESCHOOLING. By: Attorney Deborah Stevenson, Executive Director, National Home Education Legal Defense Nothing makes me angrier than a lie, except when a lie is repeated so often that people believe it to be truth. I’m sick of lies, distorted truth, spin, and revisionist history. Can we just get

The "Exclusive" Right of Parents

2010-11-15T18:27:00.004-05:00

Homeschooling is a grassroots movement in response to the current state of affairs of the public schools. Parents are leaving in despair and rolling up their sleeves to do the job themselves. Parents aren't recruited to home instruction.Historically, it was understood that it was in a parent's own self interest to raise his child in a lawful and honest field of employment --- in order to be

NH Home Education Law Reclassified Due to Hostile Legislative Climate

2010-06-14T01:58:00.009-04:00

Parents in New Hampshire have experienced four long years of hostile legislative proposals and regulatory attacks upon their right to teach their children at home. From the Department of Education to the House Education Committee, parents have faced a hostile regulatory attempts in every direction. The Home Education Advisory Council has been circumvented by the Department of Education in its

Legislative Update

2010-04-23T16:42:00.008-04:00

NH Parents First supported legislation this year that would have restored due process rights to parents who were instructing their children at home. This legislation, House Bill 1580, sponsored by Rep. Ingbretson, Hogan, Vita, and Willette came within 16 votes of passing the House. The near success of this effort was due to the hard work of hundreds of parents who rallied at the State House in

NH Families for Education Fundraiser

2010-04-06T12:46:00.014-04:00

We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Political Action Committee: NH FAMILIES FOR EDUCATION. Its mission is to promote local control of education, particularly advocating family involvement. NH Families for Education will help fund candidates who support families in education and work to defeat legislators that hold a restrictive

From Roll Call to Reconsideration

2010-03-18T20:19:00.012-04:00

On Wednesday (Roll Call) --HB 1580 was brought to the attention of the House, debated and voted upon from 5:12 - 5:35 pm:---Rep. Winters (d) of Manchester and Rep. Owen (d) of Hopkington spoke in favor of HB 1580 on the floor; they both voted in favor of the bill.---Rep. Casey (d) of East Kingston spoke against HB 1580 on the floor and refused to take additional questions after answering one from

Notes from the Balcony of Representatives Hall

2010-03-17T19:16:00.001-04:00

Home schoolers sat in the balcony of Representatives Hall for three session days, waiting for HB 1580 to come forward. There were 50 bills on the House Calendar that week. HB 1580 somehow managed to be the very last bill considered on that list of 50 bills.Some bills were debated for well over an hour. HB 1580 was debated for 23 minutes. 5:12 pm HB 1580 Rep.

Near Victory for Homeschool Freedom - HB 1580!

2010-03-17T18:23:00.006-04:00

HB 1580 -- an act relative to home schoolingHundreds of home schooling parents rallied at the State House today in support of their right to instruct their children at home. This marks a turning point in New Hampshire as parents finally pushed back against inequitable state regulation. Home schoolers were only 16 votes short of victory! The vote was 175 to 144.Here's the break down. The

Statement of Purpose

2010-03-08T17:52:00.002-05:00

1. The people of New Hampshire have ceded authority to their State legislature to regulate education under Art. 3, Part I of the NH Constitution understanding the importance of a well-educated populace. (a.) However, they have not ceded to the legislature their fundamental rights under their Constitution. Any regulations adopted by this legislature must be consistent

An Open Letter to NH State Representatives

2010-03-08T00:08:00.005-05:00

Dear Representative: Please support HB 1580, an act relative to home schooling. New Hampshire’s compulsory attendance law was created to protect neglected children, whose parents were derelict in their duty to instruct them. Responsible parents make provision for the instruction of their children, whether in public schools, private academies, or at home. Only negligent

State House Rally on March 10th at 8:30 am

2010-03-05T11:00:00.001-05:00

If you've ever complained about state control and regulation of education in New Hampshire, this is finally your opportunity to do something! Support the right of parents to instruct their children without state interference and you will improve the quality of education throughout the state. Parents are holding a rally before the State House on March 10th at 8:30 am in support of HB 1580 and the

House Education Committee Reports on HB 1580

2010-03-04T13:51:00.006-05:00

The Constitutional language in HB 1580 is completely valid and the House Education sub-committee concurred. So what we have here is the unstated triumph of statutory law over Constitutional law, which is just plain wrong.HB 1580, relative to home schooling. MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. MINORITY: OUGHT TO PASS.Rep. Kimberley S Casey for the Majority of Education: This bill was written

The Fundamental Right of Parents

2010-03-01T14:27:00.012-05:00

“It is the natural, fundamental right of parents to determine and direct the education of their children.” These 17 words (taken from HB 1580) are so controversial that they must not be placed in statute. So advised House counsel . . . and the House Education Committee concurred. The Committee confirmed that the language in these 17 words is valid. The US Supreme Court

Historical Timeline of Home Education in N.H.

2010-02-26T22:01:00.004-05:00

In 1871 parents, who instructed their children at home, were completely exempt from the compulsory attendance law which required attendance for 12 weeks per year from age 8 to 14. The duty of parents to instruct their children pre-dates government. Over time this explicit exemption from the compulsory attendance law was dropped from statute without explanation. Prior to

Analysis of RSA 193-A Home Education Law

2010-02-25T21:06:00.009-05:00

On February 9, 2010 the House Education Sub-committee acknowledged that the home education statute, RSA 193-A (printed below), stands in "direct conflict" with the constitutional language found in HB 1580: "It is the natural, fundamental right of parents to determine and direct the education of their children." The sub-committee acknowledged that this constitutional language was confirmed in

Restoring the Rights of Parents in the Wake of RSA 193-A

2010-02-24T22:12:00.018-05:00

CACR 8 Session Year 1991 Rep. Bob Ouellette and Finlay Rothhaus Amendment to protect a parent’s right to conscientious opposition to any school Title: relating to conscientious objection to the method and content of education, providing that no person shall be compelled to send any child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which such person

Call your state representatives to support HB 1580

2010-02-23T23:30:00.013-05:00

House Bill 1580 – an act relative to home schooling -- needs your immediate support! Please forward this message, asking everyone you know to help!Never before in twenty years have home schooling parents had such an opportunity to restore their freedom as they have right now, thanks to a wonderful bill introduced by Rep. Paul Ingbretson. It is urgent that home schooling parents, their friends

Restoring the Compulsory Attendance Law to its Original Purpose

2010-02-20T22:40:00.007-05:00

HB 1580 restores the Compulsory Attendance law to its original purpose as written in 1871. *The compulsory attendance law was never intended to apply to parents who were instructing their children. It was intended for parents who were not undertaking that obligation - who were derelict in their duty, their fundamental right and responsibility, to instruct their children.

Due Process Primer

2010-02-20T22:00:00.011-05:00

Due process rights which were first recognized in Magna Carta and include equal treatment under the law, the presumption of innocence, no searches or seizures without probable cause, etc. Due process holds the government subservient to the law of the land, protecting individual persons from the state.1. The people of New Hampshire have ceded authority to their State

Misunderstandings of House Education Sub-Committee; Transcript of Sub-committee meeting

2010-02-13T12:14:00.008-05:00

Misunderstandings of House Education Sub-Committee:  --- Part I, Art. 3 [Society, its Organization and Purposes] in the NH Constitution does not limit parents’ fundamental right to due process under the U.S. and N.H. Constitution: all persons are afforded equal protection under the law; all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty; all persons have the right

Misunderstandings of House Education Sub-Committee

2010-02-10T07:18:00.021-05:00

ON THE RECORD yesterday Feb. 9th (podcast available at http://www.chenh.org/PodCasts/)....   After pointing out that he down loaded ten pages of Supreme Court decisions which support the constitutional language found in HB 1580, Rep. Harvey pointed out one of the problems with adding this constitutional language into statute is

Rep. Casey's misrepresentation of the truth

2010-02-09T16:37:00.014-05:00

Are these two statements are the same? That's what Rep. Kimberley Casey argued today while chairing the sub-committee on HB 1580. 1.) The first statement is the "purpose statement" introduced into chapter law, not statute law, in 1990 along with NH Home Education Law, RSA 193-A. It reads as follows:279:2 Statement of Purpose. The general court recognizes, in the enactment of RSA 193-A as

Home school families shocked by Rep. Rous' letter

2010-02-05T08:56:00.006-05:00

Home school families shocked by letter sent by state representativeto NH Department of EducationFebruary 4, 10:56 AM Southern New Hampshire Education Examiner Tammy AndrewJanuary 13th, 2010 House Bill 368 (HB368) was voted 324-34 as Inexpedient To Legislate. Home educators throughout the state who were part of a grassroots effort to stop the bill presumed the bill would no longer haunt

Sub-committee Work Session on HB 1580 next Tuesday!

2010-02-04T21:45:00.019-05:00

Dear Home Schoolers and Friends: A sub-committee of the House Education Committee is scheduled to meet to amend HB 1580 on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. NH Parents First urges you to contact the representatives list below and, if at all possible, attend the sub-committee work session at the Legislative Office Building in Room 207 at 12:30 pm. Please tell the representatives listed below that HB

House Republican Leader Chastises Rep. Rous

2010-02-04T18:59:00.001-05:00

John Lyons, ChairmanNH State Board of Education February 2, 2010 Dear Chairman Lyons & Honorable Members, On January 25 a minority of the House Education committee sent you a letter in which they claimed that “many members have grown concerned about the level of accountability for home education programs.” As the chair of the committee stated in the letter, an amendment failed in committee and

HB 1580 - Next meetings

2010-02-04T13:18:00.003-05:00

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 12:30 PM Subcommittee Meeting, Legislative Office Building, Room 207Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM House Education Committee Executive Session, Legislative Office Building, Room 207 Please attend and bring a friend!

Summary of the Problem & Action to be Taken Immediately

2010-02-04T00:12:00.020-05:00

SUMMARY OF THE PROBLEM:Rep. Emma Rous, Democratic Chairman of the House Education Committee, attempted a coup around the House of Representatives last week, submitting a letter to the NH Department of Education seeking to increase regulations on all home educators, using the very same regulations from a recently failed home education bill, House Bill 368. On January 13th, 2010 hundreds of home

HB 1580 - Are you confused?

2010-02-03T16:14:00.006-05:00

If so, you are not alone. In talking with others, I realized that at any given time there are people who are just getting on board. I don't have all the answers, but after years of watching these issues play out in the legislature, I certainly have my perspective. I hope this helps the discussion.House Bill 1580 (HB1580) essentially provides the existing homeschool law to stay in place,

Rep. Rous' letter to the DOE

2010-02-03T14:27:00.004-05:00

(on letterhead) State of New Hampshire HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Legislative Office Building 33 North State Street Concord, NH 03301-6328 TEL: (603) 271-3334 TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Emma L. Rous Chairman J. Timothy Dunn Vice Chairman January 25, 2010 Dear (Chairman Lyons and Members of the NH State Bd. of Education

It is wrong to conflate responsible home schooling parents with individual parents who might be irresponsible.

2010-01-26T21:52:00.004-05:00

It is pretty incontrovertible that one should not demonize a whole group just because certain individuals from that group might do something wrong. Yet, for one reason or another, whether it’s fear, or ignorance, or the well-meaning intention of protecting children, people frequently support unwarranted restraint of a group based upon the potential abuse of these

Restoring the "Presumption of Innocence"

2010-01-13T23:38:00.016-05:00

HB 1580 would restore the "presumption of innocence" (of educational neglect) for all parents who instruct their children at home. NH parents are tired of legislators and others presuming … without any evidence or due process of the law… that all parents are irresponsible. On its face their presumption is illogical... as well as unconstitutional. A child wouldn't

Compelling Interest

2010-01-04T13:00:00.001-05:00

Compelling InterestJanuary 9, 2010Does the state have a compelling interest in the education of children?Several jurisdictions have used the doctrine of “compelling interest” to justify laws that force parents to answer to the state with regard to the decisions they make about the education of their children. Even though such august bodies as the Supreme Court of Canada have expressed this

"Parents First" Legislation - 2010 House Bill 1580

2009-12-10T16:36:00.016-05:00

Changes are marked in yellow. Explanations are marked in green, but are not part of the bill. HB 1580 – AS INTRODUCED 2010 SESSION 10-2632 04/05 HOUSE BILL 1580 AN ACT relative to home schooling. SPONSORS: Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Vita, Straf 3; Rep. Willette, Hills 6; Rep. Hogan, Hills 25

From Blackstone's Common Law Duty of Parents to Educate Their Children to a Constitutional Right of Parents to Control the Education of Their Children

2009-12-09T14:16:00.013-05:00

Forum on Public Policy 1 by Robert A. Sedler, Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University, Detroit, Abstract Blackstone’s Commentaries stated that the common law imposed a duty on parents to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of their children, and of these, the duty to provide an education was “of far the greatest importance.” Early on American courts

1887 Review of Education in America

2009-12-03T09:51:00.003-05:00

THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW. JANUARY, 1887. “Truth can never be confirm’d enough, Though doubts did ever sleep.” SHAKSPEARE. NEW SERIES. VOL. LXXI. LONDON: TRUBNER & Co., LUDGATE HILL. MDCCCLXXXVII. The Westminster And Foreign Quarterly Review. January, 1887. Art.I.—State Education in America. The insular self-sufficiency of

Compulsory Attendance Laws in the US in 1914

2009-12-02T07:22:00.022-05:00

United States Bureau of Education Bulletin, 1914, No. 1 . . . . . . Whole Number 572 =============================== MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Compiled by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education, under the Direc- tion of John D. Wolcott, Acting Librarian --------- January 1, 1914 Washington Government Printing Office 1914

History of American School Districts

2009-11-20T11:52:00.008-05:00

A district school is a small country school organized to serve the needs of a particular neighborhood rather than a whole township. It was the original form of public school in colonial New England and New York.As the population increased, roads and transportation improved, and wild animals became less of a danger, the population scattered over the area of the towns. Most New England towns

Don't you care about children who might fall through the cracks?

2009-11-18T08:43:00.003-05:00

This is a reply to those legislators who are concerned about the potential for abuse and neglect of children by parents who choose to homeschool. There is no requirement in the NH home education law that the children have contact with anyone outside the family. A parent could exploit this lack of requirements to hide abuse or neglect – physical, emotional, educational. This

Supreme Court decisions upholding the duty of parents to instruct their children

2009-11-18T07:35:00.011-05:00

Meyer v. State of Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923)Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925)Prince v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 (1944)Ginsberg v. New York, 390 U.S. 629 (1968)Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 414 U.S. 632 (1974)Moore v. East Cleveland, 431 U.S. 494 (1977)Smith v. Organization of Foster Families, 431 U.S. 816 (

Proposed PARENT FIRST Legislation

2009-11-10T10:15:00.002-05:00

Summary of proposed legislation:Parent's duty to instruct the child supersedes the state's dutyre-establishes historic obligation of parent to instruct his childeliminates unequal treatment under current home education lawelaborates parental duty by listing subjects (taken from current "home education" law) to be instructed in the same manner as the Connecticut statuteparental duty to instruct (

PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES by Cubberley in 1919.

2009-10-28T13:07:00.017-04:00

PUBLIC EDUCATIONIN THE UNITED STATESA STUDY AN INTERPRETATION OFAMERICAN EDUCATIONAL HISTORYAN INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK DEALING WITHTHE LARGER PROBLEMS OF PRESENT-DAYEDUCATION IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTBYELLWOOD P. CUBBERLEYPROFESSOR OF EDUCATION LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANYBOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGOTHE RIVERSIDE PRESS CAMBRIDGE1919(page 16-19) At

Public Statutes of the State of New Hampshire in 1901

2009-10-23T15:40:00.018-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:Public Statutesof theState of New Hampshire;andGeneral Laws in Force January 1, 1901,to which are prefixedThe Constitutionsof theUnited States and of the State of New Hampshire.Concord, N.H.:Edson C. Eastman.1900.Chapter 84. Support of Paupers. (page 271)Sect. 5. Children set to work or bound out. The overseers shall set to work, in the workhouse

The Public Statutes of the State of New Hampshire in 1891

2009-10-23T15:28:00.014-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:ThePublic Statutesof theState of New Hampshire;to which are prefixedThe Constitutionsof theUnited States and of the State of New Hampshire.Manchester:John B. Clark, Public Printer.1891. The Public Statutes Chapter 94. Scholars Sect. 6. By-laws as to truants. (1852, 1278. C.S. 78:1. G.S. 83:6. G.L. 91:6)(page 264)Districts

The General Laws of the State of New Hampshire in 1878

2009-10-23T15:22:00.019-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:The General Lawsof theState of New Hampshire;to which are prefixedThe Constitutions of the United States and of the State of New Hampshire.Manchester:John B. Clark, State Printer1878. General LawsChapter 91. Scholars Sect. 6. By-laws as to truants. (C.S. 78:1, 1802, 1278. G.S. 83:6.)(page 221)Any town may make by-laws

The General Statutes of the State of New-Hampshire in 1867

2009-10-23T15:01:00.012-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:The General Statutes of the State of New-Hampshireto which are prefixed theConstitutions of the United States and of the State of New Hampshire.Concord:By B. W. Sanborn & Co.1867Chapter LXXXIII. Scholars. Sections 1-13 only.(Page 174)Chapter CLXVI. Guardians of Minors.Section 3. Powers and Duties of Guardians Every guardian shall have the

Complied Statutes of the State of New Hampshire in 1854

2009-10-22T06:59:00.008-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:Compiled Statutesof theState of New Hampshire;to which are prefixedThe Constitutionsof theUnited States and of the State of New Hampshire.Concord.:Published by G. Parker Lyon.1854.Chapter 78.Of Truant Children and Absentees from School.Identical withChapter 1278, Laws of 1852.Section 1. Each of the several cities and towns in this State be and

Introduction to American Law in 1887

2009-10-21T21:22:00.005-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:IntroductiontoAmerican LawDesigned as a First Book for Students.ByTimothy Walker, LL.D.,Late Professor of Law in the Cincinnati College.Boston:Little, Brown, and Company.1887. § 108. Rights and Duties of Parents. (b) Blackstone and other writers lay down the duties of parents towards their children as consisting in their maintenance, protection,

Laws of New Hampshire, Vol. 10 Second Constitutional Period (1829-1835)

2009-10-21T09:32:00.009-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:LawsofNew Hampshire;includingPublic and Private Acts, Resolves, Votes, etc.Volume TenSecond Constitutional Period1829-1835Concord. N.H.:Evans Printing Co.1922.[Chapter 91.]State of New Hampshire}Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That the instruction of our Youth, and the general diffusion of knowledge

Laws of New Hampshire, Vol. 3 Province Period (1745-1774)

2009-10-21T06:17:00.004-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:LawsofNew Hampshire;includingPublic and Private Acts and Resolves, RoyalCommissions and Instructions,Notes and AppendixVolume TwoProvince Period1702-1745Bristol. N.H.Musgrove Printing House1915.

Laws of New Hampshire, Vol. 2 Province Period (1702-1745)

2009-10-21T06:04:00.008-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:LawsofNew Hampshire;includingPublic and Private Acts and Resolves and theRoyal Commissions and Instructionswith Historical and Descriptive Notes, and an AppendixVolume TwoProvince Period1702-1745Concord. N.H.Rumford Printing Company1913.1712, May 10. fforasmuch as Ignorance ill Manners and Irreligion are propagated by many parents & masters by

Laws of New Hampshire, Vol. 1 Province Period (1679-1702)

2009-10-21T05:30:00.005-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:LawsofNew Hampshire;includingPublic and Private Acts and Resolves and the RoyalCommissions and Instructions, with Historical and Descriptive Notes, and an AppendixVolume OneProvince PeriodManchester, N.H.:The John B. Clarke Company.1904.

The Law of Persons and of Domestic Relations

2009-10-20T16:46:00.009-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:TheLaw of Personsand of Domestic RelationsByEpaphroditus PeckOf the Connecticut Bar (LL. B., Yale), Instructor in Domestic Relations in the Yale Law School, 1903-1912. ChicagoCallaghan and Company1920 § 125. The father's duty to protect and to educate the child. The father has the rights, and owes to his minor child the duty, of personally

The Perpetual Laws of NH from 1776 to 1788

2009-10-20T14:28:00.004-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:The Perpetual Laws of the State of New-Hampshire,from the Session of the General-Court, July 1776,to the Session in December 1788,Continued into the present year 1789,Compiled and Arranged to the Wishes ofthe Gentlemen of the Law, and underthe Direction of the General-Court.Portsmouth: New-Hampshire, Printed by John Melcher, M,DCC,LXXXIX.

Acts and Laws of New Hampshire in 1759

2009-10-20T14:19:00.008-04:00

Find online book by clicking on name of the volume:Acts and Laws of His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire, in New England. With Sundry Acts of Parliament. By Order of the Governor, Council and Assembly, Pass'd October 16th, 1759.Portsmouth: Printed by Daniel Fowle. 1761.(page 235-237) Pass'd 6th [year] of George 3[rd's reign] Jan. 17thAN ACT TO INVEST THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR WITH POWER MORE

New Hampshire Telegraph: July 13, 1871

2009-10-20T06:21:00.008-04:00

New Hampshire Telegraph | Nashua, New Hampshire | Saturday, July 15, 1871 On Thursday, July 13th, 3rd Reading & Passed:Mr. Hall of #5 from Com. of Ed., An Act to Compel Children to Attend School[ Editor's note: July 13th was the last day of the 1871 legislative session which began on June 7th; the session was a few weeks longer than previous sessions. On the front page of the Nashua Telegraph (

Archived Newspaper Articles from 1855-1899 in DE, NY, PA, ME, IL and CT

2009-10-19T10:45:00.035-04:00

The newpaper articles below demonstrate that it was the common understanding in the late 1800's that every parent had a moral obligation but also a legal duty to instruct his child. This duty originated in the moral teachings, but was enacted into early state laws as a legal obligation of the parent as well. Delaware State Reporter | Dover, Delaware |

Join our Discussion Group

2009-10-12T20:44:00.019-04:00

PARENTS FIRST legislation proposed here was devised through lengthy discussions over the past year on LegalizeHomeschooling, This bill was written by a coalition of parents across the state of New Hampshire. Developing this bill was a collaborative effort, not the work of any one individual. It was the result of extensive discussion, research, legal advice and polls of the homeschooling

How do you feel about Parent First legislation?

2009-10-12T18:08:00.010-04:00

Let us know what you think about the Parents First proposal. Do you have any questions about this legislation?Do you support the concept that "a parent's duty to instruct his child supersedes the state's duty?"Would you like to help support this legislation? Send us your comments. Email us at "NHParentsFirst@gmail.com"

What can homeschoolers do to support Parents First legislation?

2009-10-12T17:29:00.005-04:00

If you support the Parents First legislation, then contact your local representatives and explain that the duty of a parent to instruct his child supersedes the state's duty.If you need to find your representative, go to Who's my legislator? If you need help arguing in defense of this proposal, read the old archived newspaper articles found on this website, read the early statutes of our state

Parental Liberty Doctrine

2009-10-08T14:02:00.010-04:00

The Parental Liberty Doctrine, also known as the Right to Direct the Upbringing of One's Own Child includes direction of the child's education, healthcare, religious observance, discipline and general welfare. TheElements of Law;being aComprehensive Summaryof American Jurisprudence,for the use of Students, Men of Business and General Readers.By Francis Hilliard,Counsellor at Law, Author of "the

"Parens Patriae" Legal Doctrine

2009-10-08T13:47:00.011-04:00

Parens patriae means "parent of the nation." Under this legal doctrine the state may intervene against an abusive or negligent parent, or temporary caretaker, and act in the best interest of the child in need of protection. Parens patriae intervention is often contrary to the expressed wishes of the natural parent, and permanent. State governments may not override parental decisions or

"In Loco Parentis" Legal Doctrine

2009-10-08T13:05:00.012-04:00

In loco parentis means "in place of the parent." A person or legal entity, like a babysitter or a school district, is considered to be operating in loco parentis when undertaking the care and control of another person, usually a minor, in the absence of the natural parents and in the absence of formal legal approval.Traditionally, in loco parentis involves a temporary delegation of parental

"Creature of the State" Legal Doctrine

2009-10-08T11:59:00.016-04:00

In Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925) the US SC ruled:Under the doctrine of Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 , 43 S. Ct. 625, 29 A. L. R. 1146, we think it entirely plain that the Act of 1922 unreasonably interferes with the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control. As often heretofore pointed out, rights guaranteed by

Restore 1871 NH Advantage

2009-10-04T23:21:00.035-04:00

A lot has changed since 1990 when the home education law RSA 193-A was first enacted. In 2007 the NH Board of Education approved an online public school, the Virtual Learning Academy, which is open to all NH students on a part-time of full-time basis. It provides free online courses for public school students, as well as any other child residing in

Stability or Endless Regulatory Battles

2009-10-04T23:03:00.032-04:00

There can be no stability for parents under the current home education law, RSA 193-A. Parents are forced to oppose yearly attempts to increase regulation. No other educators in the state have faced so many legislative assaults.Even if they did, educators in schools have administrators and lawyers to deal with legislative affairs. Home educators are the least affluent segment of the education