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TEXAS
Texas Legislature Online
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Code sections 21.032 & 21.033
Legal Requirements for home schooling in Texas:
Compulsory Attendance ages are 6 through 17. This means that when a child turns 6 he must be "in school" and, if not enrolled in a traditional school, the following requirements apply:
A. The home school must be run in a bona fide manner (not a sham or subterfuge.)
B. A written curriculum (from any source including video or computer) must be used and must cover the basic subjects of reading, spelling, grammar, math and a course in good citizenship. The child is considered to be in a private school as a homeschool is a private school as upheld by Leeper v. Arlington Independent School District, No. 17-88761-85, D. Texas, April 13, 1987
C. Parents must reasonably cooperate with any reasonable inquiry from an attendance officer.
The Texas legislature has not defined private or parochial school in the Education Code . Additionally, the legislature has given the TEA and State Board of Education authority just over Public schools, not over private or parochial schools. Under the compulsory attendance laws, there is a requirement of 170 days of attendance but this only applies to PUBLIC schools, not to private or parochial schools.
There are no current testing requirements nor are you required to register your home school with the school district under current Texas law.
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You are not required to file any papers or notify anyone that you are homeschooling your children in Texas. If they are already enrolled in a public school, you can tell the school's office that the child is going to be homeschooled or is going to be attending a private school. In Texas, a homeschool is a private school. Some districts may want to give you a hard time, but you have every legal right to homeschool without their blessings.
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Texas Legislature Online
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Code sections 21.032 & 21.033
Legal Requirements for home schooling in Texas:
Compulsory Attendance ages are 6 through 17. This means that when a child turns 6 he must be "in school" and, if not enrolled in a traditional school, the following requirements apply:
A. The home school must be run in a bona fide manner (not a sham or subterfuge.)
B. A written curriculum (from any source including video or computer) must be used and must cover the basic subjects of reading, spelling, grammar, math and a course in good citizenship. The child is considered to be in a private school as a homeschool is a private school as upheld by Leeper v. Arlington Independent School District, No. 17-88761-85, D. Texas, April 13, 1987
C. Parents must reasonably cooperate with any reasonable inquiry from an attendance officer.
The Texas legislature has not defined private or parochial school in the Education Code . Additionally, the legislature has given the TEA and State Board of Education authority just over Public schools, not over private or parochial schools. Under the compulsory attendance laws, there is a requirement of 170 days of attendance but this only applies to PUBLIC schools, not to private or parochial schools.
There are no current testing requirements nor are you required to register your home school with the school district under current Texas law.
***************
You are not required to file any papers or notify anyone that you are homeschooling your children in Texas. If they are already enrolled in a public school, you can tell the school's office that the child is going to be homeschooled or is going to be attending a private school. In Texas, a homeschool is a private school. Some districts may want to give you a hard time, but you have every legal right to homeschool without their blessings.
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