May a parent home school his/her child for 5-year-old kindergarten instead of enrolling the child in a public or private school?
A home-based private educational program, commonly referred to as home schooling, is an alternative to attendance at a public or private school under the compulsory school attendance law. Because the compulsory school attendance law is applicable only to children between the ages of 6 and 18, parents are not required to register their children in a home-based program if they are under age six. If a parent does not want his/her child to attend a kindergarten program in a public or private school, and the child will not reach age 6 before September 1, the parent may choose to keep the child at home. This would not be considered home schooling and there is no form or application for the parent to file. Local policy would determine whether the child could be enrolled in first grade in public school the following year without having completed 5K.
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