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KANSAS

 
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Homeschool Specific Information

Below is brief summary of the homeschooling law in Kansas.

Compulsory School Age
"reached the age of 7 and under the age of 18 years"

 

Kansas Legal Home Schooling Options:  1  2  3  

 
Option: 1
 
Option: 2
 
Option: 3
 
Legal Option:
 
Operate a home school as a non-accredited private school
 
Operate a home school as a satellite of an accredited private school
 
Qualify for a state board of education approved religious exemption in the high school grades
 
Attendance:
 
"substantially equivalent to . . . the public schools" (i.e., 186 days per year or 1116 hours per year; 1086 hours for 12th grade)
 
Same as above
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
Subjects:
 
None
 
As prescribed by the supervising private school
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
Qualifications:
 
Must be a "competent" teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate "competence" of private school teachers)
 
Must be a "competent" teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate "competence" of private school teachers)
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
Notice:
 
Register name and address of school with the state board of education (not subject to approval)
 
None
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
Recordkeeping:
 
None
 
As prescribed by the supervising private school
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
Testing:
 
None
 
As prescribed by the supervising private school
 
As prescribed in the approval process
 
 

 

 

 

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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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