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State Department of Education
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summary of the homeschooling law in Alaska.
Compulsory School Age
"between 7 and 16" (A child who is six years old
and enrolled in the first grade in public school
is subject to the compulsory attendance law. A
parent may withdraw such a child from public
school within 60 days of enrollment, and the
child will not be subject to the compulsory
attendance law until age seven.)
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Alaska
Legal Home Schooling Options: 1
2 3
4 5
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Option:
1
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Option:
2
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Option:
3
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Legal
Option:
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Establish and operate a
home school
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Use a private tutor
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Enroll in a state
department of education approved
full-time correspondence program
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Attendance:
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None
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180 days per year
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180 days per year
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Subjects:
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None
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Comparable to those
offered in the public schools
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Comparable to those
offered in the public schools
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Qualifications:
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None
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Teacher certification
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None
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Notice:
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None
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None
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None
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Recordkeeping:
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None
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None
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None
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Testing:
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None
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None
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None
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Alaska
Legal Home Schooling Options: 1
2 3
4 5
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Option:
4
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Option:
5
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Legal
Option:
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Request school board
approval to provide an equal alternate
educational experience
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Qualify as a religious or
other private school
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Attendance:
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180 days per year
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180 days per year
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Subjects:
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Comparable to those
offered in the public schools
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None, but standardized
testing must cover English grammar,
reading, spelling, and math
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Qualifications:
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None
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None
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Notice:
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None
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File a "Private School
Enrollment Reporting Form" with the
local superintendent by the first day of
public school; also file a "Private and
Denominational Schools Enrollment
Report" and a "School Calendar" with the
state department of education by October
15 each year
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Recordkeeping:
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None
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Maintain monthly
attendance records; also maintain
records on immunization, courses,
standardized testing, academic
achievement, and physical exams
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Testing:
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None
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Administer a standardized
test in grades 4, 6, and 8
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© 2007,
HSLDA
NOTE: This summary is not intended to be,
and does not constitute, the giving of legal
advice. Many states have unclear compulsory
attendance statutes, and the courts of those
states vary in their interpretation of the
statutes. Therefore, there is no guarantee
any state will accept all of the options for
compliance listed under each state. This
summary is not intended to be a substitute
for individual reliance on privately
retained legal counsel such as that provided
by Home
School Legal Defense Association.
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