AZ: Homeschoolers not well received at state capital

The Center for Arizona Policy ^ | 2/6/03 | Len Munsil

[hsmomx3]

On Monday more than 500 supporters of home schooling gathered at the State Capitol for Arizona Home Education Week, a decade-long tradition organized by Arizona Families for Home Education (www.afhe.org) that has been officially recognized each year by a gubernatorial proclamation. That is, until this year.

After giving the event's sponsors the runaround for several weeks, a policy advisor to new Gov. Janet Napolitano called to tell AFHE that its request for a proclamation had been rejected because of concerns over the impact of home education on "shareholders."

Earlier, when AFHE tried to get the legislature to approve a proclamation, House Democrats balked, with one saying openly that he had real concerns about parents educating their children!

These are ominous developments for the home schooling community, which consistently has produced superior academic results among its students while saving precious taxpayer money and reducing our state budget.

We will be watching for any efforts to weaken Arizona's home schooling laws, but home educators need to be alert and active politically to preserve their hard-won freedoms.

[madfly]

ping

[A CA Guy]

There is a need to greatly reduce the power and size of the Teacher's Union and give homeschoolers most of that money.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

A Gubernatorial proclamation is an honorary statement that has little more value than a show of respect by the current office holder. It wouldn’t be much of an honor to be shown respect by a Governor such as Janet Napolitano.

[LiteKeeper]

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[DLfromthedesert]

What a surprise; the homeschoolers were snubbed by Butdh!!

[madfly]

snubbed by Butdh!!

Sometimes it's hard to spit out her name, huh Donna? lmao
I know the feeling.

[kancel]

>>the left is going from benevolent big brother to dictatorial tyrant.<<


I wish they would hurry up and bring it on. The sooner they show their true colors the sooner, and better, we can swat em down like the useless flies they are. I fear however that they wont act until they know the American public is too complacent to care what they do.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I fear however that they wont act until they know the American public is too complacent to care what they do.

And disarmed.

[Johnny Gage]

Freedom is lost in America. Get over it!

I'm assuming you left off the "/sarcasm" tag.

Home School BUMP!

[SpookBrat]

I saw this bit of news. Not comforting is it?

HiJinx, for your FYI...

[HiJinx]

Thanks, Spookie!

This is our first year in over a decade with a Democrat Governor, and she isn't wasting any time showing her true colors and allegiance.

Danged Carpetbagger!

[SpookBrat]

That's said. I'm sorry to hear that.