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Lynchburg City

HEAV has been in contact with Lynchburg regarding correspondence indicating that parents are required to provide the following private, personal information: date of birth,

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Accomack County

Through the efforts of your HEAV School Board Monitor Team, we learned that homeschool parents’ notices of intent were being sent to the school

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Salem City

HEAV’s School Board Monitor Team reported a privacy concern when the initials of two students were posted publicly on a school board agenda item

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Montgomery County

After months of reaching out to the Montgomery County school district (the homeschool liaison, superintendent, school board chair, and vice chair), they have responded

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Chesapeake City

Update: This is an update to our May 19th post. We are disappointed to report that Chesapeake is maintaining its position. Reference: www.facebook.com/HEAV.Virginia.Homeschool/posts/ As

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Nelson County

In June of 2021, HEAV worked extensively with the interim student services representative on several, important items of concern relating to incorrect implementation of

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Arlington County

HEAV’s School Board Monitor Team identified two district policy documents containing items that were NOT consistent with the homeschool law. HEAV respectfully requested the

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Page County

A parent, filing under NOI option (iii), was incorrectly sent a 2005 superintendent’s memo which included a list of approved courses the parent may

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Spotsylvania County

A parent and Virginia-certified teacher correctly submitted her paperwork to the superintendent to become a Virginia-certified tutor under the compulsory attendance law, §22.1-254. However,

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Buena Vista

HEAV contacted Buena Vista after receiving concerns regarding the accuracy of information provided to parents over the phone related to the homeschool law. Concerns

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Virtual School Ads

Many homeschool parents have expressed concern regarding the receipt of letters, emails, or phone calls from their districts promoting virtual public school options. It

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Stafford County

Recently, parents in Stafford expressed concern regarding participating in a survey that asked homeschool parents to share information on their instructional tools and curriculum.

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