HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 30

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Harrison, Amores, Anderson, Angotti, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Beach, Boggs, Border, Brown, Browning, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Coleman, Compton, DeLong, Douglas, Doyle, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Fahey, Faircloth, Flanigan, Fleischauer, Fletcher, Frederick, Givens, Hall, Hatfield, Leggett, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manuel, Marshall, Martin, Mathews, McGraw, Mezzatesta, Overington, Paxton, Pino, Prunty, Riggs, Schadler, Shaver, Shelton, Smirl, J. Smith, L. Smith, Spencer, Stalnaker, Staton, Susman, Swartzmiller, Trump, Varner, Walters, Warner, Webb, Webster, C. White, G. White, H. White, Williams, Wills, Wright and Yeager)


[Introduced February 27, 2002; referred to the

Committee on Rules.]


Designating Friday, March 1, 2002, as West Virginia Homeschoolers' Day in the House of Delegates.

Whereas, The State of West Virginia is committed to excellence in education; and
Whereas, The State of West Virginia recognizes that parental involvement and individualized attention to educational success are the unique and basic ingredients of homeschooling; and
Whereas, Homeschooled students exhibit self-confidence and good citizenship and are prepared to meet the academic challenges of today's society; and
Whereas, Contemporary studies continue to confirm that children who are educated at home score exceptionally well on national achievement tests; and
Whereas, Homeschooled students have scored above the national average on the SAT and the ACT tests; and
Whereas, Homeschooled students have been shown to be competitive with publicly and privately schooled students at the college level; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That Friday, March 1, 2002, is hereby declared as West Virginia Homeschoolers' Day at the House of Delegates; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates hereby recognizes all of the Homeschoolers, their teachers and families for their dedication to excellence and their success in the education of West Virginia's children; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the West Virginia Home Educators Association and the Christian Home Educators of West Virginia.