The HB2560 Hearing was fantastic. If this bill goes no where, the legislature of PA now know how committed we, the homeschooling community are in this matter.
The Forum building in HBG holds 1700.. I believe that there were between 1300 and 1500 people there. The audience although empassioned were quite well behaved and overwhemlingly of the red team. -The blue team should have picked another color, they just blended in with the seats!-
All the posts about the panelists and legislators are true to form, including the whining from Mr. (excuse me DR) Richmond. Seeing a grown man whine/cry over loss of his business is sad to see. And then to see him turn on a fellowhomeschooler (Maryalice N.) over a broad comment about buying diplomas, because he took it personally.. It would take class to say "that may be true of others, but not our program", alas he lacked class.
Now if we can move some of the minds of the legislators from "public school" mantra to the "freedom" mindset of homeschoolers and homeschooling. We are a very different breed of folk.
Kay in Carlisle
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