It really puts the state in a bad light when the home-schooled kids trounce on the public educated kids.
Upon counsel we returned to the doctor office, paid the bill and requested all copies of these doctor visits to be given to us and that no copies were to be released to anyone else. The doctor office immediately called the State, who called our home phone # and stated that there was nothing to be concerned about and they were faxing over release forms for information at the doctor's office. Attorney David Kallman had us call the doctor's office and re-state that at no time had we given release of these documents. We have also put this in writing.
Mistake: Surprise visit? Not without a search warrant signed by an appropriate judge.
Mistake: Took kids to "state requested" doctor visits? Never. Take them to a doctor suggested by a knowledgeable anti-CPS Attorney or by a trained Family Advocate. And never agree to any "demands" of the agents of the state unless they have a court order signed by an appropriate judge. CPS agents do not have the authority to demand that you do anything.
Mistake: Children's medical files? You should have a letter in each of your children's medical files stating clearly that under no circumstances will any information in the file be released to any agent of the state without your specific, written permission. And that anyone releasing any such information from the file will be held personally liable.
They did the right thing by getting HSLDA involved. However, I don't believe that they initially followed the advice HSLDA would have given them.
Our strength is not letting the power hammer on any homeschoolers. Let the facts be made known, and 99.99% of the time, the power has overstepped.
We must keep the lines clearly drawn, and our rights clearly defined for the apparachiks.