Indiana Education Code For Homeschooling
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Source: Compulsory
School Attendance Law
Compulsory attendance - Between 7 and 18
years of age (with parental consent, 16).
Teacher certification required - No
Indiana required subjects\courses - Subjects usually taught
in the public schools.
Required number of hours per day per year - Equal to the public
schools.
Summary:
You must teach in English.
You shall furnish to the state superintendent of schools (if
they request it) the number of children by grade level that
you are teaching.
You must keep attendance records, solely to verify the enrollment
and attendance of the particular child upon request of the state
or the local school.
The schools have no authority to approve or disapprove your homeschool.
These laws are protected by case laws and legislative statute.
There are no teacher qualifications and standardized testing
is not mandatory. A home school is legally considered a private
school.
Indiana Code 20-8.1-3-23
Enacted 1973
Amended 1991
(a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of each child
who is subject to compulsory school attendance under section
17 of this chapter shall be kept by every public and private
school.
(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times
for inspection by attendance officers, school officials, and
agents of the department of labor. Every teacher shall answer
fully all lawful inquiries made by an attendance officer, school
official, or agent of the department of labor.
(c) In a private school, the record shall be required to
be kept solely to verify the enrollment and attendance of any
particular child upon request of the state superintendent of
public instruction or the superintendent of the school corporation
in which the private school is located.
Indiana Code 20-8.1-3-24
Enacted 1973
Amended 1991
(a) Each principal and teacher in every public school that
is attended by any children who are subject to the compulsory
school attendance laws under section 17 of this chapter shall
furnish, on request of the superintendent of the district in
which they are employed, a list of names, addresses, and ages
of all minors attending their school. When a pupil withdraws
from school, they shall immediately report to the superintendent
his name and address and the date of his withdrawal.
(b) Each principal or school administrator in every private
school that is attended by any children who are subject to the
compulsory school attendance laws under section 17 of this chapter
shall furnish, on request of the state superintendent of public
instruction, the number of children by grade level attending
the school. When a pupil withdraws from school, and no public
or other private school has requested the pupil's educational
records within fifteen (15) school days after the date the pupil
withdrew from school, then the private school shall report to
the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent
of the school corporation in which the private school is located,
the name and address of the pupil and the date he withdrew from
school.
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