Fulfilling Home Schooling Requirements Brenham TX

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If you are thinking about homeschooling your child, you may feel the legal wording of your state's homeschooling laws are difficult to understand. The "jargon" can be very confusing - and it may leave many unanswered questions in a parent's mind. The good news is that homeschooling is legal in every state in the United States.

For this article, I will be using the state of Tennessee as my example. It is important to understand that each state has their own laws for homeschooling. My hope is that as you read along, you will learn how to interpret your state's homeschooling laws.

The first thing you should do whenconsidering homeschooling as an educational option for your child is to find the homeschooling laws in your state. The Home Schooling Legal Defense Association is a great place to start your search. Here you will find laws, requirements and tips for each state. In the state of Tennessee, there are three options available for parents who want to homeschool.

1. The first option available (in the state of Tennessee) is to sign your child up to homeschoolthrough your local school board or district. The deadline to enroll children as homeschoolers is August 1. Registration can be extended until September 1. However, you may have to pay a small late fee. Under this option, to homeschool your child through the eighth grade,parents or guardians must have a GED or a high school diploma. Parents who want to homeschool their high school child much have a BA/BS degree. When you sign up under this option, you are required to file an attendance sheet which shows you have schooled your child for at least four hours per day for a total of 180 days. You are also required to have your child tested in the fifth, seventh and ninth grades.
   
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Author: W Jackson