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KANSAS HOMESCHOOL LAW
Compulsory
School Age: 7 - 18
Kansas
state law offers three legal homeschooling options: 1) operate a homeschool
as a non-accredited private school, 2) operate a homeschool as a satellite
program of an accredited private school, or 3) qualify for state-approved
religious exemption of the high school grades.
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The first legal
homeschooling option in Kansas is to operate a homeschool as a
non-accredited private school. Under this option, the child's
parents or guardians must register the school with the Board of
Education. The name and address of the school is all that is
needed for registration and there is no approval needed from the
school board. Attendance must be "substantially equivalent" to
that of public schools, which is 186 days (or 1116 academic hours)
per year. Teachers must be competent; however, Kansas statute
does not define competence, and therefore the state has no authority
to evaluate the competence of parents/teachers under this option.
No specific subjects are required and there are also no mandates specifying
recordkeeping or testing.
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The second
option is to operate a homeschool as an accredited private school
satellite program. Attendance must be "substantially equivalent" to
that of public schools, which is 186 days (or 1116 academic hours)
per year. Teachers must be competent; however, Kansas statute
does not define competence, and therefore the state has no authority
to evaluate the competence of parents/teachers under this option.
Subjects, recordkeeping, and testing procedures are established by
the private school. No requirements regarding school board
notification exist.
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The third and
final option is to qualify for state-approved religious
exemption of the high school grades. Policies and requirements
regarding attendance, subjects, parent/teacher qualifications,
school board notification, recordkeeping and/or reports, and testing
are established by the school board at the time of approval.
Find a homeschool group
in Kansas.
View these
websites for more information about Kansas homeschool laws:
Please
note: This is a brief summary of Kansas homeschool law and is presented
for informative purposes only and not as legal advice.
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