NCHE Capitol Event "Not A Protest"

For many years North Carolinians for Home Education has sponsored a Legislative Day, now called "Capital Fest", during the long-session years of the N.C. General Assembly. The event scheduled for March 24 was planned months before the Mills divorce case became news, and NCHE has posted a request on their website for participants to keep Capital Fest a positive event -- not a protest rally:

CAPITAL FEST 2009 IS COMING ON MARCH 24th.

IT IS A DAY FOR CELEBRATING HOMESCHOOLING AND NOT A DAY FOR PROTESTS.

NCHE wants to remind all participants in Capital Fest that our purpose for Capital Fest 2009 is show our support for our homeschool laws, educate our legislators on the success of homeschooling and to show our legislators how much we love homeschooling in North Carolina. NCHE strongly encourages participants to conduct themselves in a positive manner and to refrain from any protests. By educating our legislators on the positive success of homeschooling, you build a foundation for many future years of successful homeschooling in North Carolina.

The statement appeared on the NCHE home page, http://nche.com/. Some media reports have not made a distinction between possible protests over the divorce case and NCHE's event.