Category: Local News

A parent who enrolled in an online public school through Scott County was instructed by her own district to file a notice of intent

HEAV reached out to Madison County regarding inaccurate requirements in a letter to parents and, after collaborating with the school board attorney, they have

HEAV contacted the Lynchburg City district homeschool liaison by phone and the superintendent and assistant superintendent by email yesterday in response to several parents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,