Meridian Christian Home Educators

**🏀✈️ MERIDIAN FLYERS BASKETBALL ✈️🏀**

The wait is over! Join us for the **first practice** of the season for the **Meridian Flyers Homeschool Basketball Teams**!

📅 **Date:** Monday, **August 3**
🕕 **Time:** 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 **Location:** Highland Baptist Church

👦👧 **Who:** Homeschool boys & girls **ages 12 and up**

Whether you're a returning player or interested in joining the team, we'd love to see you there! Come ready to work hard, build friendships, and have a great season.

**For more information, contact:**
📞 **Shawn Stewart:** (601) 274-2097
📞 **Lewis Coker:** (601) 912-2981
📞 **Debra Sliger:** (601) 880-3853

**Spread the word and invite other homeschool families! We can't wait to see everyone on August 3!** 💙💚 🏀✈️

Don’t forget our back to school kickoff !!! If you would like to reserve a spot to set up let us know 💙 see y’all then

SOCCER CAMP UPDATE. The MCC Girls High School 8v8 camp has been rescheduled to June 30.

For questions or to register, contact Coach Mike Smith at [email protected].

Mark your calendars we can’t wait to see you all !!

New homeschool rules

HEADS UP, HOMESCHOOLERS! Here are a couple of NEW legal amendments you need to know about.

(1) The DUE DATE for turning in Certificates of Enrollment will now be AUGUST 15 instead of September 15. This goes into effect for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Keep an eye on MDE’s Homeschooling portion of their website: https://mdek12.org/ocsa/home-school/?swpmtx=3d383518e2596565ecb7ffc80553cec1&swpmtxnonce=0beb299c69 They’ll be updating this information soon.

(2) The driver’s license statute has also been amended, and some of the amendments go into effect on July 1, 2026:

* The law now states that a driver’s license will not be issued, “Beginning on July 1, 2027, to any person who has not previously obtained a driver’s license unless that person has successfully completed a Driver Education and Training Program certified by the State Board of Education or the Department of Public Safety.”

* It also provides that, “A driver’s license may be issued to any person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age who otherwise meets the requirements of this article and who has held a learner’s permit for at least one (1) year without any conviction under Section 63-11-30 or of a moving violation.”

* And it provides, “Beginning July 1, 2026, the Department of Public Safety shall establish a Driver Education and Training Program to be taught throughout the state and made available for home school students and adults who have not otherwise taken a driver’s education course. Upon completion of the course, each participant shall be issued a Certificate of Completion, and a record of the certificate shall be delivered to the Mississippi Driver Service Bureau.”

* A list of licensed instructors can be found at https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/node/389.

* You can find the exact wording of the law at https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=b914c1f5-bc27-4f10-b89f-1589398ede6d&config=00JABhZDIzMTViZS04NjcxLTQ1MDItOTllOS03MDg0ZTQxYzU4ZTQKAFBvZENhdGFsb2f8inKxYiqNVSihJeNKRlUp&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6C1C-81D3-RRY6-018J-00008-00&pdcontentcomponentid=234190&pdteaserkey=sr0&pditab=allpods&ecomp=6s65kkk&earg=sr0&prid=01d51479-f572-4316-a9b3-681a3f1c621d