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Home School by State

Finding Your States Homeschooling Laws

There are many things for parents to think and discuss when the idea of homeschooling your children comes to mind. One of the first is, how do I do this? Maybe you start thinking about finances and if you can homeschool on one income. There is also the dilemma of what curriculum to choose for your children, where you get it, and how much you can afford to pay for it. Furthermore, you think about how you can turn your home into a classroom. What about schedules and how many hours a day your kids need to be learning?

Overwhelmed yet? Yes, of course and you are not alone. But not to worry, there are plenty of resources that are easy to find that can help you. One question some parents forget to think about is the laws and regulations surrounding schooling your child in your home. This is extremely important and should be on of the first things on your list to figure out when you are starting to look into homeschooling your children.

Why? You ask. Are there states and outlaw homeschooling? No there are not, but there are regulations you must follow in order to legally homeschool your child. Each state has regulations on attendance requirements, subjects that must be taught, qualification of the "teacher" who is education the child, if you must file a notice to the state to let them know you will be homeschooling, how you must maintain standardized testing scores or transcripts, and the tests your child must take throughout the years.

Since I can't fit all 50 states in this article, I have found that the HSLDA, or the Home School Legal Defense Association, has the best resources and a deep breadth of information for each state. Inside their website you will find your rules and regulations for your particular state, what the current homeschooling issues are in your state, if there are any active homeschooling lawsuits or legislation in your state, and a wide variety of other useful pieces of information. The HSLDA website is www.hslda.org.

Carol Currie

Carol Currie is highly active in the homeschooling community and is the author of several homeschool e-books that guide parents through the process of homeschooling.


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