Legal/Homeschool Laws
Laws that regulate home education vary from state to state. It is important to understand the legal requirements in your state and to be aware of legislative and other legal issues that affect homeschoolers in your community. We've compiled resources that will help you become informed. Although homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, and the vast majority of homeschoolers face no problems, you may find that you need legal assistance at some point in your homeschooling career. We've compiled a list of resources to help you find the support you need. And if you'd like to become more involved in working towards homeschooling freedoms, we discuss some of the issues facing homeschoolers that we hope you find compelling.
State Laws
Read the laws regulating home education in Nebraska and browse through the case law and legal opinions relating to those laws, along with government publications relating to homeschooling and summaries of the laws.
Forms
Which forms do you need to fill out? Where can you get them? Here is a list of useful forms for homeschooling in Nebraska.
Legal Support
If you need legal information or have run into a legal situation regarding your decision to homeschool, these resources will be helpful.
Lobbying Groups
A listing of local and national lobbying groups and information on how you can become involved in the political process to ensure the freedom to homeschool is protected.
Attorneys
When searching for an attorney, it is helpful to know whether he or she has experience working with homeschoolers and is interested in protecting the right to homeschool.
Legal Issues
Is homeschooling legal? Which laws pertain to homeschoolers and which don't? How do homeschoolers protect their rights to freely educate their children and to preserve their privacy?
Government Resources
A listing of local and state government resources, including your state's Department of Education, school districts, and Senate and House of Representative information.
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79-1606 Private, denominational, or parochial schools; nonconformity with school law; penalty.
In case any private, denominational, or
parochial school, after a final determination by the proper
authorities under sections 79-1601 to 79-1607, fails, refuses, or
neglects to conform to and comply with such sections, no person
shall be granted or allowed a certificate to teach in such school
and the pupils attending such school shall be required to attend
the public school of the proper district as provided by law in
like manner as though there were no such private, den...
The Importance of Recordkeeping in Colorado: Best Practices for What Records to Keep
Good records equip your student with proof of education for continuing their education, entering the military, or passing an employer’s background check. It may also prove valuable if there are ever any questions about your homeschool.
79-201 Compulsory education; attendance required; exceptions.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) Prior to July 1, 2005, a child is of mandatory
attendance age if the child (i) has reached seven years of age,
(ii) did not reach sixteen years of age prior to July 16, 2004,
and (iii) has not reached eighteen years of age; and
(b) On and after July 1, 2005, a child is of mandatory
attendance age if the child (i) will reach six years of age prior
to January 1 of the then-current school year, (ii) did not reach
sixteen ...
Colorado Statute 25-4-902
Details of the state of Colorado requirements for immunizations.
Colorado Statutes - Complete Text
Online access to complete text of Colorado statutes. Those pertaining to home education include: 22-33-104 (Compulsory school attendance); 22-33-104.5 (Home-based education - legislative declaration - definitions - guidelines); 22-7-409, 1.2-d-III (Assessments); and 22-32-116.5 (Extracurricular and interscholastic activities).
Colorado Statute 22-32-116.5
Extracurricular and interscholastic activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, each school district and each public school, subject to the requirements of this section, shall allow any student enrolled in a school or participating in a nonpublic home-based educational program to participate on an equal basis in any activity offered by the school district or the public school that is not offered at the student's school of attendance or through the student's nonpublic home-ba...
79-1601 Private, denominational, or parochial schools, teachers, and employees; laws applicable; election not to meet accreditation or approval requirements.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2)
through (6) of this section, all private, denominational, and
parochial schools in the State of Nebraska and all teachers
employed or giving instruction in such schools shall be subject
to and governed by the provisions of the general school laws of
the state so far as the same apply to grades, qualifications, and
certification of teachers and promotion of pupils. All private,
denominational, and parochial schools shall ha...
79-318 State Board of Education; powers; duties.
The State Board of Education shall:
(1) Appoint and fix the compensation of the
Commissioner of Education;
(2) Remove the commissioner from office at any time for
conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude or felonious
act, for inefficiency, or for willful and continuous disregard of
his or her duties as commissioner or of the directives of the
board;
(3) Upon recommendation of the commissioner, appoint
and fix the comp...
House Joint Resolution 05-1040
Recognition of April 8, 2005, as Home Education Day in Colorado.
Northern Colorado Homeschool Association
Northern Colorado Homeschool Association (NCHA) is a non-profit group for homeschooling parents and children of all ages. The majority of our families live along the Northern Colorado Front Range (Fort Collins, Windsor, Loveland Area). We are an inclusive, secular, eclectic, local, member-run organization that honors the diversity of homeschoolers and provides a supportive community for our members.
Colorado Statute 22-33-104
Compulsory school attendance in the state of Colorado.
Rule 12
Regulations and procedures for exempting schools for which parents elect not to meet legal requirements for school approval and accreditation for other than religious reasons. Rule 12 affidavits state that the requirements for school approval and accreditation required by law interfere with the decisions of the parents or legal guardians in directing their child's education.
Public School Access for Homeschoolers in Colorado
Children participating in a non-public, home-based education program are allowed equal access to the public school’s extracurricular and interscholastic activities according to Colorado Revised Statutes § 22-33-104.5(6) and Colorado Revised Statutes § 22-32-116.5.
43-2007 Schools; home school; duties.
(1) Upon notification by the patrol of a
missing person, any school in which the missing person is
currently or was previously enrolled shall flag the school
records of such person in such school's possession. The school
shall report immediately any request concerning a flagged record
or any knowledge of the whereabouts of the missing person.
(2) Upon enrollment of a student for the first time in
a public school district or private school system, the sch...
Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association (NCHEA)
The NCHEA was founded in 1986 under the name Nebraska Home Educators Association. In 1993, the name was changed to Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association (NCHEA) to more effectively identify the fundamental principles on which the leadership of the NCHEA functions and its mission to serve Nebraska Christian home schooling families. NCHEA monitors legislation, legal, and political issues on state and national levels that affect home schooling families and parental rights.
It is a organiz...
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Minds More Awake: The Vison of Charlotte Mason
Anne E. White explores what is known as the Charlotte Mason, based on the educational philosophy of the 19th century British educator. The goal is to set a child on the path to an intentional, purposeful life. White explores both the practical and ph...
Classical Education & The Home School
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