HS laws/regulations in NJ and NC ??

[5kidsforME]

How hard is it to HS in these states?

 

Thanks!

[Wheres Toto]

NJ is easy. We don't have to do anything except provide "equivalent education" and the burden of proof is on the state. No notification, no testing, no portfolio, no reporting, nothing.

[Ellie]

How hard is it to HS in these states?

 

Thanks!

No regulations in New Jersey. It's a "green" state. Do whatever you want. :)

 

NC has a good law--file a one-time notice of intent, test annually be prepared to send in the most recent test scores if asked (other stuff that it doesn't matter, 'cuz you never have to show the other stuff to anyone). However, the Division (Department?? I forget) of Non Public Education likes to push the envelope, as in when they try to get homeschoolers show up to have their instructional materials--and their dc--inspected. :glare:

 

But as long as you KNOW THE LAW and follow it to the letter, you'll be fine. DNPE's occasional incursions have never resulted in anything except a flurry of activity.

[Firestar Academy]

NJ is easy. We don't have to do anything except provide "equivalent education" and the burden of proof is on the state. No notification, no testing, no portfolio, no reporting, nothing.

 

 

:iagree:

robin in nj

[5kidsforME]

YAY! Thanks for letting me know ladies. :001_smile: We currently live in IN. NJ seems like it is the same.

[momofkhm]

How hard is it to HS in these states?

 

Thanks!

 

Easy in NC. You need to register with the state and have to have a high school diploma yourself to do that. Then keep attendance records and shot records in the home. School for what looks like 9 months out of the year with reasonable vacations and holidays. Ad test every year.

 

Requirements

Parents/guardians residing in North Carolina and desiring, in lieu of conventional school attendance, to home school their children who are at least age 7 but not yet age 16 must:

 

Hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;

Send to DNPE a Notice of Intent to Operate a Home School. The notice must include the name and address of the school along with the name of the school's owner and chief administrator;

Elect to operate under either Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 39 of the North Carolina General Statutes as a religious or as a non-religious school;

Operate the school "on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least nine calendar months of the year";

Maintain at the school disease immunization and annual attendance records for each student;

Have a nationally standardized achievement test administered annually to each student. The test must involve the subject areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics. Records of the test results must be retained at the home school for at least one year and made available to DNPE when requested. Also, see testing FAQS;

Notify DNPE when the school is no longer in operation.