Kentucky Homeschool Law – KY Homeschooling Laws

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Kentucky Home School Laws

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

Compulsory School Age
“has reached 6th birthday and has not passed 16th birthday”; please see full summary for further detail

Links for Kentucky Homeschool Law:

Kentucky State Department Home Page

Kentucky Homeschool Specific Information

Kentucky Content for Assessment

Homeschool help for Kentucky Homeschoolers

Kentucky Legal Home Schooling Options:
	Option: 1
Legal Option:	Qualify a home school as a private school
Attendance:	185 days, *which are to include the equivalent of 175 six hour instructional days and 10 non-instructional (teacher) days.
Subjects:	Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, and civics
Qualifications:	None
Notice:	Notify (by letter) the local board of education of those students in attendance within two weeks of start of school year
Recordkeeping:	Maintain an attendance register and scholarship reports
Testing:	None

Additional Homeschooling Information Provided by Home School Legal Defense Association.

• http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=KY
• http://www.hslda.org/laws/analysis/Kentucky.pdf

© 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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