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State
Department Home Page
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Compulsory School Age
"between the ages of 7 and 16"
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Alabama Legal
Home Schooling Options: 1
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Option: 1
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Option: 2
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Legal Option:
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Establish and/or enroll in a
church school
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Use a private tutor
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Attendance:
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None specified (175 days
required for the public schools)
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140 days per calendar year, 3
hours per day between the hours of 8am and
4pm
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Subjects:
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None
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Reading, spelling, writing,
arithmetic, English, geography, history of
the United States, science, health, physical
education, and Alabama history
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Qualifications:
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None
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Teacher certification
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Notice:
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File a notice of enrollment
and attendance with the local superintendent
on a provided form (not required annually)
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File a statement showing
children to be instructed, the subjects
taught and the period of instruction with
the local superintendent
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Recordkeeping:
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Maintain a daily attendance
register to be kept by the principal teacher
of the church school
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Maintain a register of the
child's work showing daily attendance and
make such reports as the State Board of
Education may require
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Testing:
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None
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None
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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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