What is the public schools responcibilitie after the child is placed in home school?

Question

What is the public schools responcibilitie after the child is placed in home school?

Answer 1

Depends on where you live. In most places, the public schools (or rather district) have nothing to do with the homeschooled child (homeschooling in the sense of homeschooling laws, not the various programs called homeschooling which may actually be public, charter or private school programs done at home). For those where the district has some sort of responsibility, it really depends on the legalities where you live.

Answer 2

In some states, there is home school accountability in the form of a portfolio review. For example,

<<Advocates of home-schooling will say that parents have an absolute right to home school their children in any way they choose, and that the state should not exercise its power to oversee or interfere with this instruction in any way.  However, the policy adopted by the Connecticut State Department of Education in 1994 by way of Circular Letter C-14 states that school districts may mandate both the filing of the Notice of Intent to Home School, as well as the annual portfolio review.  Presumably, if the parent either fails to comply with the portfolio review or the review proves to be inadequate, the school district would have reason to believe that the child may not be elsewhere receiving equivalent instruction, and this would be grounds for filing of a truancy referral.  In the absence of any subsequent guidance from the SDE, we presume that this circular letter continues to represent the agency's position on this issue.>>

Remember, however, that responsibility is a two-way street. In the absence of mandated public school board responsibility, you might want to consider your own forms of accountability. One home schooler suggests having your children participate in contests such as writing competitions or the annual spelling bee (particularly important when the parent's spelling is a little shaky).

Answer 3

It may depend on the State, but in most states, once you decide to homeschool the Public school has no responsibility to do anything.  All the responsibility falls on you as the parent.

Answer 4

It varies by state.  Some states have no involvement.  Others make many demands on the parents.  Go to HSLDA and look up your states requirements.

Answer 5

Where we are, we are under an "umbrella" school and are legally considered a branch of a private school.

So... for us... none.

Answer 6

In most states, none. In some, teachers or administrators are expected to go through portfolios or attendance records (although truthfully that rarely happens as well, schools are too busy with their own kids to worry about others)

Maybe it's vermont that requires quarterly records check. It's all at hslda.org anyway, every state is different.

Answer 7

I don't understand what you mean by "placed in home school".  Did the public school put your child in homeBOUND education?  If so, that's different than true homeschooling.

If you're doing true HS'ing (you pulled him out of school), then the public school has NO responsibilities to you, unless you're in a state/district with PS oversight.

Check the laws at HSLDA for your state:

http://www.hslda.org

Answer 8

In my state, the schools don't have anything to do with our homeschooling. We have to file a notice of intent with the state department of education ever year. Other than that, we are basically left alone to educate our children as we see fit.

Answer 9

If the child is placed in a registered home school setting, the public school system has no "responsibility".

Answer 10

In our state, the public school has zero responsibility to a homeschooled child.   We do have the department of non-public schools that reminds us to keep records of attendance, standardized test and immunizations.