Idaho Education Code For Homeschooling
The following is information regarding home instruction. The
State of Idaho Department does not regulate or monitor home instruction.
However, the following elements, identified as Idaho Code, need
to be considered when planning for home school instruction.
It is provided for your help in assuring all Idaho students receive
a quality education.
This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed
for information purposes only. Confirm these laws on the State
of Idaho DOE site's page regarding homeschooling.
[Site undergoing construction, and homeschool section was not availabe. Look around site. Do let me know if you find the homeschool section before I do!]
Compulsory attendance - the age of seven
(7) years at the time of the commencement of school in his
district, but not the age of sixteen (16) years
Idaho Code References
 Idaho
Code 33-201. School Age.
The services of the public schools of this state are extended
to any acceptable person of school age. "School age"
is defined as including all persons resident of the state, between
the ages of five (5) and twenty-one (21) years. For the purposes
of this section, the age of five (5) years shall be attained
when the fifth anniversary of birth occurs on or before the first
day of September of the school year in which the child is to
enroll in kindergarten. For a child enrolling in the first grade,
the age of six (6) years must be reached on or before the first
day of September of the school year in which the child is to
enroll. Any child of the age of five (5) years who has completed
a private or public out-of-state kindergarten for the required
four hundred fifty (450) hours but has not reached the "school
age" requirement in Idaho shall be allowed to enter the
first grade.
For resident children with disabilities who qualify for special
education and related services under the federal individuals
with disabilities education act (IDEA) and subsequent amendments
thereto, and applicable state and federal regulations, "school
age" shall begin at the attainment of age three (3) and
shall continue through the semester of school in which the student
attains the age of twenty-one (21) years.
Idaho
Code 33-202. School Attendance Compulsory.
The parent or guardian of any child resident in this state
who has attained the age of seven (7) years at the time
of the commencement of school in his district, but not the
age of sixteen (16) years, shall cause the child to be instructed
in subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools
of the state of Idaho. Unless the child is otherwise comparably
instructed, the parent or guardian shall cause the child to attend
a public, private or parochial school during a period in each
year equal to that in which the public schools are in session;
there to conform to the attendance policies and regulations established
by the board of trustees, or other governing body, operating
the school attended.
Idaho
Code 33-203. Dual Enrollment.
(1) The parent or guardian of a child of school age who is
enrolled in a nonpublic school shall be allowed to enroll the
student in a public school for dual enrollment purposes. The
board of trustees of the school district shall adopt procedures
governing enrollment pursuant to this section. If enrollment
in a specific program reaches the maximum for the program, priority
for enrollment shall be given to a student who is enrolled full
time in the public school.
(2) Any student participating in dual enrollment may enter
into any program in the public school available to other students
subject to compliance with the same rules and requirements that
apply to any student's participation in the activity.
(3) Any school district shall be allowed to include dual-enrolled
nonpublic school students for the purposes of state funding only
to the extent of the student's participation in the public school
programs.
(4) Oversight of academic standards relating to participation
in nonacademic public school activities shall be the responsibility
of the primary educational provider for that student. In order
for the nonpublic school student to participate in nonacademic
public school activities the nonpublic school student shall achieve
a minimum score on the achievement test required annually by
the state board of education, and that score shall be used to
determine eligibility for the following year. The student shall
be eligible if the minimum composite test score places the student
within the average or higher than average range as established
by the test service utilized.
(5) A public school student who has been unable to maintain
academic eligibility is ineligible to participate in nonacademic
public school activities as a nonpublic school student for the
duration of the school year in which the student becomes academically
ineligible and for the following academic year.
(6) A nonpublic school student participating in nonacademic
public school activities must reside within the attendance boundaries
of the school for which the student participates.
(7) Dual enrollment shall include the option of joint enrollment
in a regular public school and an alternative public school program.
The state board of education shall establish rules that provide
funding to school districts for each student who participates
in both a regular public school program and an alternative public
school program.
(8) Dual enrollment shall include the option of enrollment
in a post-secondary institution. Any credits earned from an accredited
post-secondary institution shall be credited toward state board
of education high school graduation requirements.
(9) A nonpublic student is any student who receives educational
instruction outside a public school classroom and such instruction
can include, but is not limited to, a private school or a home
school.
Idaho
Code 33-207. Proceedings Against Parents or Guardians.
Whenever it has been determined by the probate court of any
county that the parents or guardians of any child between the
ages of seven (7), as qualified in section 33-202, and sixteen
(16), are failing, neglecting or refusing to place the child
in school as provided in this chapter or to have the child comparably
instructed, or knowingly have allowed a pupil to become a habitual
truant, proceedings shall be brought against such parent or guardian
under the provisions of the youth rehabilitation law.
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