by OCEANetwork | Mar 5, 2019 | Alerts
OCEANetwork informed Oregon Homeschoolers about HB 3063, the Vaccinations Bill in the Oregon House. (You can download the bill language by clicking here.) We took a neutral position on the bill because it was not about homeschooling, per se. However after examining...
by OCEANetwork | Jan 25, 2019 | Alerts
SB 526 is a dangerous Oregon Senate bill which could end up sending licensed health care providers into homes throughout Oregon without consent. (Click here to download the text of the bill.) It appears that SB 526 is connected to a proposal by the Governor and would...
by OCEANetwork | Oct 16, 2018 | Alerts
Both the Oregon Secretary of State (SoS) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) websites have contained erroneous information for two years about the ages homeschooled students should be tested. At OCEANetwork’s urging, both websites have now been corrected:...
by Dorothy Karman | Sep 9, 2017 | Alerts
The 2017 Oregon Legislative session was a busy one for OCEANetwork’s Freedom Watch Team. Every year OCEANetwork watches the legislature to safeguard homeschool freedoms and expand those freedoms in Oregon. The team monitors the Oregon state legislature for bills...
by Dorothy Karman | Mar 20, 2015 | Alerts
Summary: While lowering compulsory attendance age is still a bad idea, SB321 has been amended to have minimal impact on homeschool freedoms. Alert: Senator Haas’ office has submitted an amendment to SB321 which allows parents to choose Kindergarten or first...
