The laws regarding homeschooling vary from state to state. We are fortunate that in the state of North Carolina the rules/laws are very homeschool-friendly and easy to comply with. These are the laws according to the North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) web-site:
During the 1988 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes was amended to allow home instruction, under certain conditions, as a means of complying with compulsory school attendance requirements. The following is a summary of that law.
Home school - A non-public school in which one or more children of not more than two families or households receive academic instruction from parents or legal guardians, or a member of either household.
Requirements:
• Notify the Department of Administration, Division of Non-Public Education of your intent to operate a school and include your school name, and name of chief administrator.
• Certify that the persons providing the academic instruction hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Maintain attendance records on each student.
• Maintain immunization records on each student.
• Operate on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least nine calendar months of the year.
• Administer a nationally standardized test, or other equivalent measurement, that measures achievement in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and math, to every student each year, and maintain the results on file for one year, subject to inspection by a duly authorized representative of the State.
• Notify the Department of Administration, Division of Non-Public Education, when closing your school.
Many people tend to get scared when there is a law in place over something like homeschooling, but as you can see from the above list, the requirements and the involvement from the state is minimal. You can teach what you want, when you want and how you want. You can download a calendar from the NCHE web-site to keep attendance records from and as parents, we already have immunization records for our children.
So if you were ever fearful of the law here in North Carolina, rest assured that there is nothing to be afraid of. You, as the parent, are still in control and responsible for your children's education. We need to be thankful that we not only have the right to homeschool our children but that the law here in our state is so doable.
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