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Kansas Education Code For Homeschooling
This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed
for information purposes only. Check for updates at your public
library. You may also verify Kansas homeschool statutes here online.
Compulsory attendance - seven years of age and over
and under eighteen years of age. 16 & 17 year olds may be
exempt with written permission of parents.
Parental Qualifications - the instructor shall be capable
of performing competently the functions entrusted thereto.
Testing - Not mandated
Kansas Statute 72-53,100 through 102
72-53,100. Nonaccredited private schools; pupil records;
definitions. As used in this act:
(a) "Private elementary or secondary school" means
an organization which regularly offers education at the elementary
or secondary level and attendance at which satisfies the compulsory
school attendance laws of this state, but which is not accredited
by the state board of education.
(b) "Pupil records" means all records, files and
data of pupils who are or have been in attendance at a private
elementary or secondary school.
(c) "Official custodian" means an officer or employee
of a private elementary or secondary school who is responsible
for the custody and maintenance of pupil records.
History: L. 1982, ch. 286, 1; July 1.
72-53,101. Nonaccredited private schools; registration of
name and address required; state board of education, administration
and duties.
(a) The official custodian of every private elementary or
secondary school shall register the name and address of the private
elementary or secondary school with the state board of education.
(b) The state board of education shall administer the provisions
of this act and shall prepare and maintain a compilation of the
registrations submitted under subsection (a).
(c) Upon transfer of a pupil from a private elementary or
secondary school to a school district, an accredited nonpublic
school, or another private elementary or secondary school, the
state board of education, upon request of the school district,
accredited nonpublic school, or other private elementary or secondary
school therefore, shall make available the registration of the
private elementary or secondary school from which the pupil transferred.
History: L. 1982, ch. 286, ? 2; L. 1986, ch. 268, ? 3;
July 1.
72-53,102. Same purpose of registration requirement.
The purpose of this act is solely to make available to a school
district, an accredited nonpublic school, or a private elementary
or secondary school to which a pupil transfers, the name and
location of the private elementary or secondary school from which
the pupil transferred so that request maybe made by the transferee
school district, accredited nonpublic school, or private elementary
or secondary school for the pupil?s records.
History: L. 1982, ch. 286, ? 3; L. 1986, ch. 268, ? 4;
July 1.
SUMMARY - K.S.A. 72-53,100
Private Elementary and Secondary School Registration
K.S.A. 72-53,100 through 102 requires the official custodian
of each private elementary and secondary school to register
the name and address of the school with the State Department
of Education. The State Department will maintain a compilation
of such registrations.
The purpose of the legislation is to make available to a school
district or accredited nonpublic school to which a pupil transfers
from a private elementary or secondary school, the name and location
of such school so that the school district or accredited nonpublic
school may request the transfer of the pupil?s records thereto.
Kansas
Statute Governing Home Schooling
Kansas Statute 72-53,100 through 102. On the Kansas DOE site.
Return
to Kansas homeschooling legal information.
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- Recommended books to help you Homeschool
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- First Year of Homeschooling Your Child:
- Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start
- by Linda Dobson
- Many of today's families are opting to teach their children at home. The first hurdle these families face is getting started.
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- Home Learning Year by Year:
How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
- by Rebecca Rupp
- A structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school.
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- Homeschooling the Child with Autism:
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- by Patricia Schetter, et al
- This practical, highly accessible guide answers parents' and professionals' questions about teaching children with autism spectrum disorders at home.
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- The Unschooling Handbook:
- How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
- by Mary Griffith
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- Homeschooling for Dummies
- by Jennifer Kaufeld
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- Christian. Widely-recognized curriculum expert Cathy Duffy walks you through the curriculum selection process.
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- Home Schooling Children with Special Needs
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- by Sharon Hensley
- This book would be very helpful to any homeschooling parent with a "high needs" child, whether or not the child has a disability label.
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- The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas:
- 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
- by Linda Dobson
- Kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning math, science, writing, history, manners, and more for your homeschooling needs.
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- Making the Grade
- Everything Your 3rd Grader Needs to Know
- by Micki Pflug
- The book gives parents guiding principles for teaching reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. Other grades on this link, too.
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- Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner
- by Kathy Kuhl
- Covers children with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and other difficulties.
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- Creative Home Schooling:
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- Features interviews and tips from many homeschool parents as well as long lists of resources.
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- Homeschooling: The Teen Years:
- Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- To 18-Year Old
- by Cafi Cohen
- This book reveals the adventure and rewards as well as the special challenges of working with this age group.
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- Free Range Learning
- How Homeschooling Changes Everything
- by Laura Grace Weldon
- Eye-opening data about the meaning and importance of natural learning.
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- Detective Science
- 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids
- by Pam Walker, Elaine Wood
- Like real-life forensic scientists, students observe carefully, organize and record data, think critically, and conduct simple test to solve crimes ranging from theft and dog-napping to vandalism and water pollution.
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