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Home Schooling Laws

Many parents, for many different reasons, make the decision to home school their children. Homeschooling allows for a specific academic experience designed to suit your child's particular needs, and in a lot of cases goes above and beyond what can be achieved in a public or private school system. If you make the decision to homeschool your children, it is very important that you do so legally, and understand the laws in your area. It is certainly crucial that you do this, because if you neglect to meet legal standards when homeschooling your children you’ll inadvertently rob your kids of postsecondary academic possibilities.

Home schooling laws vary from state to state, so you have to look up the specific laws in your home state. The basis of state laws on homeschooling is the result of truancy laws that require children to attend school. The basic idea is that these laws exist to distinguish a home schooled child from a child that is simply not going to school, which is of course against the law. Greatly, states will require that you submit a "notice of intent" to homeschool your children before the upcoming academic year, and the state will then respond with the appropriate paperwork for you to fill out.

Besides familiarizing yourself with the particular laws of your state you should also consult a homeschooling association for advice. In a few cases parents will be dealing with school officials who wish to discourage them from home schooling, and in these situations it is essential that you understand your rights. In the state of New York, for example, parents are not required to meet with school officials. School officials may request a meeting with the parents in order to talk about home schooling, but the state may not revoke the right to home school if the parents refuse this meeting.

It is also required that your child take standardized tests. This is so the state can legally assign your child to a given grade level. The laws differ from state to state but in most cases you will have a certain amount of leeway in non-standardized tests. New York allows for non-standard tests every alternate year between grades 4 and 8, for instance.

Although it may seem intimidating at first, homeschooling your kids legally is ultimately not that complicated. You just have to make sure that you follow every step, and do not overlook any paperwork. While a few state restrictions or rules may seem unnecessary or complicated, in the long run you'll save yourself a ton of headaches if you fill everything in properly and in a timely manner.

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