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Home Schooling in the State of Kansas
What you need to know!
For information about home schools on post please contact the Fort Riley School Liaison Services at 785-239-9225.
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CHIEF (Christian
Homes in Educational Fellowship) |
Unlike some states, Kansas does
not specifically authorize "home instruction" or
"home schooling" by state statute. However,
Kansas does recognize Nonaccredited Private
Schools.
A nonaccredited elementary or
secondary private school is one that satisfies
the state's compulsory school attendance laws,
but which is not accredited by the state board
of education.
Compulsory school attendance
laws apply to children between the ages of 7 and
18 (may be under 7 for children identified as
handicapped). Every parent, or person acting as
parent, of children in that age group must
require such children to attend a public,
private, denominational, or parochial school for
the duration of the school term.
Nonaccredited schools are not
required to employ teachers who are certified by
the state, but their courses must be taught by
competent instructors, and they must hold
classes for a period of time which is
substantially equivalent to the time public
schools are in session in the area in which the
nonaccredited school is located (at least 186
days of not less than 6 hours per day, or 1116
hours per year for grades 1-11).
Nonaccredited private schools
are required by law to register the name and
address of the private elementary or secondary
school with the state board of education.
Registration consists of completing a form
provided by the state showing the name and
address of the school and the name and address
of the official custodian of the school's
records. The act of completing the registration
form does not mean the nonaccredited school has
been "approved" by the state board of education
as a "school" that satisfies the compulsory
school attendance law.
No fee is charged for
registration of a nonaccredited school.
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