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Kansas Home School Laws

Below is a brief summary of the home schooling law in Kansas.

Compulsory School Age
“reached the age of 7 and under the age of 18 years”
*”Compulsory attendance age ends at 16 years with parental consent.”

Links for Kansas Homeschool Law:

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Kansas Legal Home Schooling Options:

Option: 1 Option: 2 Option: 3

Legal Option: Operate a home school as a non-accredited private school Operate a home school as a satellite of an accredited private school Qualify for a state board of education approved religious exemption in the high school grades

Attendance: “substantially equivalent to . . . the public schools” (i.e., 186 days per year or 1116 hours per year; 1086 hours for 12th grade) Same as left As prescribed in the approval process

Subjects: None Reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, spelling, English grammar and composition, civil government, United States and Kansas history, patriotism and duties of a citizen, health, and hygiene.
As prescribed in the approval process

Qualifications: Must be a “competent” teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate “competence” of private school teachers) Must be a “competent” teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate “competence” of private school teachers) As prescribed in the approval process

Notice: Register name and address of school with the state board of education (not subject to approval)

*Always refer to your home school as a “private school” when dealing with officials- not as a “home school.”

None As prescribed in the approval process

Recordkeeping: None As prescribed by the supervising private school As prescribed in the approval process

Testing: None As prescribed by the supervising private school As prescribed in the approval process

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© 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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Kansas Legal Home Schooling Options:
	Option: 1	Option: 2	Option: 3
Legal Option:	Operate a home school as a non-accredited private school	Operate a home school as a satellite of an accredited private school	Qualify for a state board of education approved religious exemption in the high school grades
Attendance:	“substantially equivalent to . . . the public schools” (i.e., 186 days per year or 1116 hours per year; 1086 hours for 12th grade)	Same as left	As prescribed in the approval process
Subjects:	None	Reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, spelling, English grammar and composition, civil government, United States and Kansas history, patriotism and duties of a citizen, health, and hygiene.	As prescribed in the approval process
Qualifications:	Must be a “competent” teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate “competence” of private school teachers)	Must be a “competent” teacher (however, local school board has no authority to define or evaluate “competence” of private school teachers)	As prescribed in the approval process
Notice:	Register name and address of school with the state board of education (not subject to approval) *Always refer to your home school as a “private school” when dealing with officials- not as a “home school.”	None	As prescribed in the approval process
Recordkeeping:	None	As prescribed by the supervising private school	As prescribed in the approval process
Testing:	None	As prescribed by the supervising private school	As prescribed in the approval process

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