More Idaho Homeschool Law info and Updates
Current Idaho Homeschool Law - NEW! Updated
April 2002
Summary:
Home educating parents are responsible for teaching their children the commonly
accepted school subjects. The law does NOT require home educated children to be tested.
Testing is not required for participation in part-time enrollment in the public schools.
Parents do not have to be certified teachers. No reporting or paperwork is required.
Driver's training courses at the public-schools are accessable to home educated students.
*Testing is required for extra-curricular activities such as sports and field trips. To
participate in public-school sports the student must:
• Have home schooled at least 1 year
• NEW IN 2002: Score at least average or higher than
average range as established by the test service utilized on any
nationally-normed test.
IDAHO STATE CODE 8/95:
SECTION 33-202 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMPULSORY. The parent of guardian of any child resident
in this state who has attained the age of seven (7) years at the time of the commencement
of school in his district, but not the age of sixteen (16) years, shall cause the child to
be instructed in subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools of the state
of Idaho. Unless the child is otherwise comparably instructed, the parent or guardian
shall cause the child to attend a public, private or parochial school during a period in
each year equal to that in which the public schools are in session; there to conform to
the attendance policies and regulations established by the board of trustees, or other
governing body, operating the school attended.
SECTION 33-203. DUAL ENROLLMENT.
(1) The parent or guardian of a child of school age who is enrolled in a
nonpublic school or a public charter school shall be allowed to enroll the student in a
public school for dual enrollment purposes. The board of trustees of the school
district shall adopt procedures governing enrollment pursuant to
this section. If enrollment in a specific program reaches the maximum
for the program, priority for enrollment shall be given to a student who is enrolled full
time in the public noncharter school.
(2) Any student participating in dual enrollment may enter into any program
in the public school available to other students subject to compliance
with the same rules and eligibility requirements herein and the same
responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance that apply to any student's
participation in the activity, except that the academic eligibility
requirements for participation in nonacademic activities are as provided for
herein. (3) Any school district shall be allowed
to include dual-enrolled non-public school and public charter school students for
the purposes of state funding only to the extent of the student's
participation in the public school programs.
(4) Oversight of academic standards relating
to participation in nonacademic public school activities shall be the
responsibility of the primary educational provider for that student. In
order for any nonpublic school student or public charter school student to participate in
nonacademic public school activities for which public school students
must demonstrate academic proficiency or eligibility, the nonpublic school or public
charter school student shall achieve a minimum score on the achievement test
required annually by the state board of education, and that
score shall be used to determine eligibility for the following year. The demonstrate
composite grade-level academic proficiency on any state board of education recognized
achievement test,portfolio, or other mechanism as provided for in state
board of education rules. Additionally, a student shall be
eligible if the he achieves a minimum composite, core or survey test score places the
student within the average or higher than average range as established
by the test service utilized on any nationally-normed test. Demonstrated proficiency
shall be used to determine eligibility for the current and next
following school years. School districts shall provide to nonpublic students who wish to
participate in dual enrollment activities the opportunity to take state tests
or other standardized tests given to all regularly enrolled public
school students.
(5) A public school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility
is ineligible to participate in nonacademic public school activities as a nonpublic
school or public charter school student for the duration of the school year in which the
student becomes academically ineligible and for the following academic
year.
(6) A nonpublic school or public charter school student participating in
nonacademic public school activities must reside within the attendance
boundaries of the school for which the student participates.
(7) Dual enrollment shall include the option of joint
enrollment in a regular public school and an alternative public school
program. The state board of education shall establish
rules that provide funding to school di tricts for each student who participates in both a
regular public school program and an alternative public school program.
(8) Dual enrollment shall include the option of enrollment
in a post-secondary institution. Any credits earned from an accredited
post-secondary institution shall be credited toward
state board of education high school graduation requirements.
(9) A nonpublic student is any student who receives educational instruction
outside a public school classroom and such instruction can include, but
is not limited to, a private school or a home school.
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
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Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session - 2002
Southeast Idaho Homeschool Association
Revised: June 21, 2005.