IHBGC Equivalent Instruction (Home Schooling)

File: IHBGC

EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION (HOME SCHOOLING)

Requests to fulfill the compulsory school attendance law through equivalent instruction by home schooling shall be made by the parent to the Department of Education with a copy submitted to the superintendent.

The superintendent shall maintain a roster of all students eligible to attend school within the school system who have been excused for equivalent instruction.

A student, once approved for an equivalent instruction program, cannot participate in any regular school program (instructional or extra-curricular) without explicit approval of the board.

Our public school resources, such as library books and other educational materials, will be made available to students in equivalent instruction programs on a mutually agreeable basis consistent with board policy and law.

Legal Reference: TITLE 20A MRSA SEC. 5001-A.3

BASIC SCHOOL APPROVAL REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 125.1

Cross Reference: Policy IHBG - Home Schooling

Adopted: June 8, 1992

Revised: December 12, 1994