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.
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