MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011
Urgent—Calls Needed To Oppose Federal Mandatory Reporting Bill
Subject: Urgent--Calls Needed To Oppose Federal Mandatory Reporting Bill
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:29:17 -0500
From: Home School Legal Defense Association
Reply-To: info@hslda.org
From the HSLDA e-lert service…
URGENT—CALLS NEEDED TO OPPOSE FEDERAL MANDATORY REPORTING BILL
Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,
Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Children and Families will hold a hearing on S. 1877, a bill that will require all adults to be mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. This bill will create a police-state reporting environment that will lead to baseless investigations of innocent families, and actually hurt at-risk children. HSLDA opposes this legislation for numerous reasons which you can read here
Urgent calls are needed to the senators on the Subcommittee on Children and Families to oppose S. 1877. If either of your two U.S. senators are on the subcommittee, HSLDA urges you to call with some or all of the following message (there is no need to identify yourself as a homeschooler):
“I am concerned that S. 1877, which is scheduled for a committee hearing this Tuesday, will lead to privacy violations and allegations of abuse and neglect against innocent families because of the mandatory reporting requirement for all adults. Additionally, S. 1877 will greatly increase the federal government’s role in social services investigations, cluttering the system, and making it hard to find children who are truly at risk.”
Senators on the Subcommittee on Children and Families
Barbara Mikulski (MD) 202-224-4654
Patty Murray (WA) 202-224-2621
Bernard Sanders (VT) 202-224-5141
Robert Casey (PA) 202-224-6324
Kay Hagan (NC) 202-224-6342
Jeff Merkley (OR) 202-224-3753
Al Franken (MN) 202-224-5641
Michael Bennet (CO) 202-224-5852
Richard Blumenthal (CT) 202-224-2823
Tom Harkin (IA) 202-224-3254
Richard Burr (NC) 202-224-3154
Lamar Alexander (TN) 202-224-4944
Johnny Isakson (GA) 202-224-3643
Rand Paul (KY) 202-224-4343
John McCain (AZ) 202-224-2235
Pat Roberts (KS) 202-224-4774
Mark Kirk (IL) 202-224-2854
Michael Enzi (WY) 202-224-3424
| You may identify and contact your two U.S. senators using HSLDA’s Legislative Toolbox |
Please note that it is not necessary to call your senators if they are not on the list above; however, it will not hurt to send them an email or letter sharing your concerns about S. 1877.
Background
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and California Senator Barbara Boxer introduced S. 1877: “Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act” in response to the tragic occurrences at Penn State University. Unfortunately, S.1877 will lead to greater federal involvement in social services investigations, which we believe will hurt innocent families and make it even harder for social services agencies to find and help truly at-risk children. Additionally, the federal requirement that every single American adult act as a mandatory reporter will create a police-state environment of reporting on friends, family, and neighbors.
We encourage you to read our detailed review of S. 1877 available here and then forward this e-lert to your friends and family and have them also call their U.S. senators if they serve on the Subcommittee on Children and Families.
Thank you for standing with us for liberty. It is only through your action that we will be able to continue to protect the right of innocent parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children without the fear of baseless investigations into their children and family.
Very truly yours,
J. Michael Smith, Esq.
President, HSLDA.
The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of:
Home School Legal Defense Association • P.O. Box 3000 •
Purcellville, Virginia 20134-9000
Phone: (540) 338-5600 • Fax: (540) 338-2733 • Email: info@hslda.org
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