WND: Son taken from parents to be shipped overseas?

Dad reports social workers’ talk has referenced Thailand


Christer and Domenic Johansson


Social workers who had police troopers storm a jetliner on which a family was attempting to emigrate to India, to take custody of a young boy over his homeschooling, now have discussed sending him to a family in Thailand, the boy’s father has told WND.

WND reported only weeks ago that the social workers responsible for removing Domenic Johannson from his parents had called for a court hearing to consider moving custody permanently away from the family and to the government.

That word had come from officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association, which along with the Alliance Defense Fund already has elevated the dispute involving Christer and Annie Johannson and their son, Domenic, of Sweden to the European Court of Human Rights.

Domenic, now 9, has been in the custody of social services and in foster homes in Sweden since 2009, when as a 7-year-old he was snatched from a jetliner he and his parents had boarded to move to India, his mother’s home country.

Michael Donnelly, director of international relations for HSLDA, told WND when the social services workers sought the court hearing, “The only way I can think of describing the way the Swedish social and judicial systems have treated the Johansson family is barbaric – the harm done to them is beyond comprehension.

Posted: November 02, 2011
9:00 pm Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2011 WND

Is Your Teen Ready for University Life?

 

This email came into my inbox today from the HSLDA. I think it is good for us to read whether our children are heading for University or the Workforce and especially if they are moving away from home.

HSLDA Homeschooling Thru High School Online

Dear Friends,

This month we have the privilege of bringing you a word from Sandra Corbitt, dean of students at Patrick Henry College, Purcellville, Virginia. We believe you will appreciate her wisdom and heart for helping homeschool students make the transition from home to college life (wherever that may be). You may already be putting into practice many of her suggestions, so we hope this will give you assurance that you are heading in the right direction. On the other hand, Dean Corbitt’s recommendations may be the gentle nudge you need as you seek to improve your teen’s skills in areas where they can grow. In any event, our desire is to inspire you to see the young adults your teens will soon become. And, we are here to help you along the way! To read what Sandra Corbitt has to say click here: http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2011/11/20111103093436.asp

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

 

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

 

Free Homeschooling Worksheets

Links to free homeschooling worksheets!

So if you are looking to supplement your homeschool curriculum with some printable worksheets for homeschooling then try here:

Read more: http://homeschool-curriculum.org/free-homeschooling-worksheets/

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

 

NZQA: Information for ALL schools with students affected by the Christchurch earthquakes

TO: Principal
Principal’s Nominee

All teachers

(This may be applicable for some home educators)

Information for ALL schools with students affected by the Christchurch earthquakes

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/publications/newsletters-and-circulars/secqual/info-for-schools-chch-quake/

NZQA recognises that the extraordinary circumstances faced by students attending schools within the Earthquake Affected School zone have impaired their schooling this year as a result of lost teaching and learning time.

We have put in place a range of initiatives for candidates within the Earthquake Affected School zone, and also for candidates who may have left the zone, but whose schooling has none-the-less been impaired.

Schools outside Christchurch with students affected by the Christchurch earthquakes

Many schools outside of Christchurch have enrolled students from Christchurch who have been affected by the earthquakes. Information about the initiatives which NZQA has put in place for these candidates is available from the Schools with students from Christchurch on the Christchurch Earthquakes page.

For students no longer in the earthquake zone:

  • Earthquake Impaired Derived Grade (EIDG) and guidelines for application including EIDG procedures for portfolio-based external assessments
  • Timelines for submission of portfolios
  • Course Endorsement exemptions (PDF, 11KB)
  • Credit inclusion for earthquake-affected students for NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance.

Schools in the Earthquake Affected school zone

Information for Christchurch schools about the following processes, which have been previously communicated to affected schools, is now available from Information for Christchurch schools on the Christchurch Earthquakes page.

For students at Christchurch schools:

  • Earthquake Impaired Derived Grades (EIDG) and guidelines for application EIDG procedures for portfolio-based external assessments
  • Timelines for submission of portfolios
  • Course Endorsement exemptions (PDF, 11KB)
  • Credit inclusion for earthquake-affected students for NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance

Enquiries

Please refer any enquiries relating to this circular to your School Relationship Manager:

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/publications/newsletters-and-circulars/secqual/info-for-schools-chch-quake/

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

 

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

 

HSLDA’s @home e-vents… “Parenting 101 with Professor John Rosemond”

Monday, November 7, @ 8:00 p.m. (ET)—“Parenting 101 with Professor John Rosemond”

John Rosemond
John Rosemond

Have your parenting duties become too difficult? Does the joy of parenting seem more like a nightmare? In the @home e-vent “Parenting 101” with Professor John Rosemond, you can slow down and reboot your parenting strategy to ease into a simpler approach. Join syndicated columnist and parenting expert John Rosemond on Monday, November 7, @ 8:00 p.m. (ET) as he helps you understand the basics of parenting in this humorous and inspiring e-vent. Sign up now! And to hear John answer your specific parenting questions during the live e-vent, email your questions ahead of time to athome@hslda.org with the subject line “John Rosemond Q&A.” Don’t miss it! Register today! >>

If you have any questions, please visit the HSLDA @home e-vents homepage or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org.

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

 

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/