Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

> > Why can you not homeschool them legally? What state are you in?
>We are in Michigan. You have to be a biological parent. Not to
>mention that biological mom is "out there," so it's just not an
>option.

Enroll them in an umbrella school. That should make them count as private
schoolers in the eyes of the Michigan powers that be. (please confirm this
for yourself.)

There's one in Ann Arbor called Clonlara (or is it Conlara?) and she's
supposedly pretty hands-off if you want her to be. If they're high school
aged, there's Wes Beach with his Beach High School or something
similar. He enrolls kids and then when they're ready to graduate, writes
up a transcript of what they've been doing with their lives. Actually, any
Californian has to declare themselves a private school if they want to
legally homeschool, so find a californian who'd be willing to umbrella you
and willing to deal with any Michigan paperwork.

Good luck with the legal rigamarole.
HeidiWD

Robyn Coburn

<<Actually, any
Californian has to declare themselves a private school if they want to
legally homeschool, so find a californian who'd be willing to umbrella you
and willing to deal with any Michigan paperwork.>>

This is incorrect. I suggest visiting www.NHEN.org to get a list of the
local Michigan organizations and State statutes.

Home Schoolers of California (www.hsc.org) details the FOUR different ways
you can homeschool legally in California, declaring yourself a private
school (commonly called R-4) being only one option.

Every state is different. Suggesting that people (who are not lawyers) from
one State can give help for another is less helpful than finding locals to
do so.

Robyn L. Coburn in California.


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