Family Times has established a discount group for members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).
For people not in a discount group, the annual fee for HSLDA membership is $115 per year. But discount groups can offer exactly the same membership for $95 per year. Group members receive exactly the same services from HSLDA, but at the lower cost. However, to receive the discount, members must join the group that offers the discount arrangement.
As a discount group member, you continue to receive annual billings for your membership dues. These billings come directly from HSLDA, and payments are made directly to HSLDA, as usual. However, you pay only the discounted annual fee.
Family Times has been accepted by HSLDA as a qualified discount group. However, HSLDA requires that all members of our discount group must be active subscribers to the Family Times newsletter.
To join our HSLDA discount group, you must contact us and tell us this is what you want to do (remember, you must also subscribe to Family Times). We will send you specific information about how to enroll.
Note: If you are already a member of another discount group (such as a local support group), you are free to switch to our discount group. This is perfectly legitimate. As a Family Times subscriber, you may feel more comfortable encouraging a discount group consisting of Christians.
To contact us about HSLDA membership, email us (see link below) or see our request form (see link below).
Remember, after you join our group all billing is done directly from HSLDA to you, but you only pay the discounted annual fee. But you must continue renewing your subscription to Family Times. If you allow your Family Times subscription to lapse and do not renew, we must remove you from the discount group too, and your HSLDA dues will increase to the undiscounted rate.
If you are not a member of HSLDA, why should you join? HSLDA is THE organization for the legal protection of home schoolers. It exists entirely for the purpose of protecting member families from legal harassment. In return for the annual membership fee, HSLDA agrees to provide membership families with whatever legal advice they need, plus lawyer representation if needed, and all legal costs in the event of a court suit over home schooling.
HSLDA has been the driving force in the movement to guarantee the legality of home schooling in this country. While home schoolers should give thanks to God for the freedom we have in this country, HSLDA is, in our opinion, the primary tool God has used to protect this freedom. They have repeatedly won major legislative and judicial battles for the good of home schoolers. And not one of their families has ever had to quit home schooling for legal reasons.
For many years we have encouraged all home schoolers to join HSLDA for the protection and peace of mind it provides. In addition, even if you never face any legal challenge, your membership dues will help provide for the legal protection of other home schoolers who do face such challenges. And believe me, if you ever have a legal confrontation yourself, you will be glad for your HSLDA membership.
If you want more information about HSLDA, contact them at HSLDA, PO Box 3000, Purcellville, VA 20134; Phone (540)338-5600. Or visit their WWW site (see link below).
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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