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Past Alerts
Senate Bill Would Give CPS Vast New Powers
NY Senate Bill 1669 would allow any Child Protective Services (CPS) representative to obtain an immediate warrant to enter an individual's home if that individual, who is the subject of a CPS investigation, refuses to a meeting or a home visit with the CPS caseworker. Read more....
Court Victories Announced
April 21, 2010: All charges dismissed against both the Cressy family and the Tolan family. Read more....
Latest Legal Update
March 23, 2010: Latest updates on the legal/legislative situation in New York, including the Tolan family who have been charged with education neglect and faulty paperwork. Read more....
Updates on Recent LEAH Alerts
February 11, 2010: S4779B vaccine bill seems to be stopped for now; favorable developments in Cressy case, but prayer still needed; Tolan family remains under great threat from CPS and needs continued prayer. Read more....
Prayer Requests: Increased Hostility Towards Homeschooling Around New York
February 9, 2010: NY homeschool family arrested for failing to file proper paperwork with district. CPS threatens another family because CPS does not agree with their homeschooling of a special-needs child. Other districts overstepping their bounds as defined in the HY homeschool regulations. Read more....
Urgent Alert: Action Needed - Prposed Law Would Allow Doctors and Nurses to Treat and Vaccinate Your Child Without Your Consent
February 8, 2010: New York Senate Bill S4779B and its companion, New York Assembly Bill A6702C, would allow a doctor or nurse to give a potentially dangerous vaccine, without your consent, to your child for the prevention of a sexually-transmitted disease. The bill is worded such that a girl as young as nine years old would be given the Gardasil vaccine during a routine office visit to your doctor if your doctor thinks it is best for your child. Many people continue to have questions about the safety of the Gardasil vaccine. Read more....
Protecting Parental Rights and Feedoms
In cooperation with Home School Legal Defense Association and the National Center for Home Education, LEAH works to inform its members of both federal and state legislative and regulatory issues which may be of concern to home educators. We focus on issues affecting the right and freedom of parents to control the upbringing and education of their children, including the right to homeschool their children without interference from the State.
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