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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is something very dangerous/frightening about so many parents accepting this and defending this practice.  Talk about a slippery slope to state control!

What happens when, for example, the list one day only includes groups with a particular religious or political affiliation.  Sometimes you need to look at the principal at stake.  I can't be the only liberal on this board, can I?[/quote]

No, you're not the only one.  I find the SSL requirement pretty offensive and view it as free forced labor.  I definitely don't think it should be legal.  Has anyone ever brought a court case?  DC has spent significant time volunteering with an organization, but it's not on the list.  Because it's structured as a for profit company instead of non-profit, DC's time can't count toward SSL even though the activity she's doing would be eligible for SSL if it were provided thru a non-profit.  Silly.  FWIW, volunteer time with religious groups doesn't count so that the SSL requirement doesn't conflict with separation of church/state, and I don't think that will ever change.  But, even though our family is completely secular, [b]I feel sorry for the kids who do significant work with their church group on homeless or other similar non-religious issues and can't get credit for their work[/b].

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Actually, they probably can. My kids do volunteer work with homeless shelters through their church youth group, and they get SSL hours for it. They cannot get SSL hours for work that is done during a religious service or purely for the benefit of the religious community, but they can get hours for work they do with the church that benefits the community at large.[/quote]

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