Does Oregon allow me to home school other people's children?

Question

If I can home school other people's children, is there a limit to number? I would like to teach five first graders. I have a teaching degree~K-6th grade, but I've let my certification slip.

Answer 1

A quote from HSLDA:

"Children are exempt from public school if they are 'being educated in the children’s home by a parent or legal guardian.'"

My interpretation of the source is that no, you cannot homeschool others' children in Oregon.

Answer 2

You probably have to be certified in the state.

There are NO tutoring laws anywhere.

But there ARE regulations on HOLD yourself out as a TEACHER to creating a SCHOOL.

Why don't you get your certification back!

That would solve a lot of problems.

Answer 3

Homeschool parents are able to hire tutors and attend co-ops, so there is some flex in the law, but that flex comes without specifics in Oregon.

Our state, Arkansas, tackled the grey area of how much homeschool instruction from outside instructors was allowed by making specific laws instead of leaving it vague.

Initially, the law was that 51% of the instruction had to come from parents. Up to 49% of instruction could come from co-op, tutors, relatives (often parents canot afford to give up the 2nd income), and courses outside of the home (online courses, community college, etc.).

Last year the law was revised. Now fully 100% of the instruction can come from any source of the parent's chosing. This has allowed parents to hire out instruction at their own discretion: allow a gradparent or other relative to teach all the homeschool,  co-op without having to keep tabs on hours, and sign their student up for courses and get tutors as they saw fit.

I like how it now lets parents have full decision-making power about how they want to put together their children's education.

Orgeon's law's are open to interpretation. If you were teaching just a course or two I would think it would be fine. If you were their primary teacher for the majority of their subjects, your idea may be a tad risky if you or a homeschool family were challenged in court. I would think that if you were trying to earn income from the teaching (especially if you didn't even have a homeschooled child yourself), the state would see you as a private school and you would have to follow private school laws instead of homeschool ones. If you had a homeschooled child and charged merely for the materials and basic operating expenses, it would likely be viewed as a homeschool co-op. A co-op might be fine if challenged. Again, where the law is vague and open to interpretation, you never know how it will be viewed in court.