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Arkansas Homeschool Law – AR Homeschooling Laws
Arkansas Area Homeschool Support
The Education Alliance of Arkansas hosts two homeschool conventions each year and works to pass state legislation favorable to homeschooling.
AR Homeschool Groups, support organizations, churches, etc.
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Arkansas Home School Laws
Below is brief summary of the home schooling law in Arkansas.
Compulsory School Age
“5 through 17 on or before September 1 of that year”; a child under age 6 on September 1 may be waived from kindergarten with submission of a state-provided form. *For the 2010-11 school year, the cutoff date will move to August 15. For the 2011-12 school year and afterwards, the cutoff date will be August 1.
Links for Arkansas Homeschool Law:
Arkansas State Department Home Page
Arkansas Homeschool Specific Information
Arkansas Curriculum and Instruction
Homeschool help for Arkansas Homeschoolers
| Arkansas Legal Home Schooling Options: | |
| Option: 1 | |
| Legal Option: | Establish and operate a home school- homeschool |
| Attendance: | None |
| Subjects: | None |
| Qualifications: | None |
| Notice: | File written notice of intent to with the local superintendent by August 15 (for those starting in fall semester), December 15 (for those starting in spring semester), or 14 days prior to withdrawing child mid-semester from public school; re-file annually thereafter at beginning of school year. *A first-time homeschooling notice must be delivered in person. |
| Recordkeeping: | None |
| Testing: | Participate in same state-mandated norm-referenced tests given to public school students (in grades 3-9); no cost to parent unless alternate testing procedures are approved. *No minimum score must be achieved by the home school student who is tested, but any student who refuses to participate in the testing program may be prosecuted for truancy. |
Additional Homeschooling Information Provided by Home School Legal Defense Association.
© 2009 NOTE: This summary is not intended to be, and does not constitute, the giving of legal advice. Many states have unclear compulsory attendance statutes, and the courts of those states vary in their interpretation of the statutes. Therefore, there is no guarantee any state will accept all of the options for compliance listed under each state.This summary is not intended to be a substitute for individual reliance on privately retained legal counsel such as that provided by Home School Legal Defense Association. Bridgeway’s advisors will talk to you about your homeschool concerns.
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