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Home Instruction in
Virginia
In Virginia, parents
must ensure that a child attends school in
compliance with the state compulsory attendance
law as specified in § 22.1-254 of the
Code of Virginia when the child has reached his
5th birthday on or before September 30 of
any school year and has not passed his 18th
birthday. Parents who believe that a
child is not mentally, physically, or emotionally
prepared to attend school may inform the school
board that they want to delay school attendance
until the following year if the child has not
reached his 6th birthday on or before
September 30.
The compulsory
attendance law permits a child subject to that law
to attend a private or public school or receive an
education through one of the other alternatives to
school attendance outlined in state law unless the
child falls within an exception, as designated by
state law. Home instruction or home schooling is one
alternative to school attendance. In Virginia “any
parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person
having control or charge of a child” (§ 22.1-1
of the Va. Code) may provide home instruction as
prescribed by § 22.1-254.1 of the Va. Code.
Section 22.1-262
of the Code requires a school attendance
officer to refer to a juvenile and domestic
relations court (with the knowledge and approval of
the school superintendent) any parent who fails to
comply with the compulsory attendance law.
Home Instruction
Options for Parents
Please follow the links below for more information
or contact Gene Kotulka, Director of Student
Services.
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