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South Carolina Legal Home
Schooling Options: 1
2 3
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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 as
approved by the local school
board
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Establish and
operate a home school under
the membership auspices of
the South Carolina
Association of Independent
Home Schools (SCAIHS)
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Establish and
operate a home school under
the membership auspices of
an association for home
schools with no fewer than
fifty members
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Attendance:
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180 days per
year, 4½ hours per day
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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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Reading,
writing, math, science, and
social studies; also
composition and literature
in grades 7-12
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Reading,
writing, math, science, and
social studies; also
composition and literature
in grades 7-12
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Reading,
writing, math, science, and
social studies; also
composition and literature
in grades 7-12
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Qualifications:
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High school
diploma or GED or a
baccalaureate degree
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High school
diploma or GED
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High school
diploma or GED
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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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Maintain
evidence of regular
instruction including a
record of subjects taught,
activities in which the
student and parent engage, a
portfolio of the child’s
work, and a record of
academic evaluations, with a
semiannual progress report
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None required
by statute; SCAIHS requires
some recordkeeping
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Maintain
evidence of regular
instruction including a
record of subjects taught,
activities in which the
student and parent engage,
and a portfolio of the
child’s work, with a
semiannual progress report
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Testing:
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Participate
in the annual statewide
testing program and the
Basic Skills Assessment
Program
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None required
by statute; SCAIHS has
certain testing requirements
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None
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