jenjon1964

Hi everybody. I hope somebody can help me. Can anyone tell me if its
possible to unschool in New Jersey? If yes how do you go about it.
Thank you in advance for all of your help.
Thank you so much,
Barbie

Katharine Wise

NJ is an awesome state for unschooling. As best I recall it (we moved away from NJ 3.5 years ago, unfortunately:-( NJ law calls for homeschooling parents to provide an "equivalent" education but the onus is on the state to actually ask for proof at which point it's on you to prove it presumably however you'd like. Unless you get involved in a custody case or something, it's pretty unlikely to ever be an issue. I'm sure if you google it or ask one of the NJ homeschool groups you can find the exact wording. But basically, you don't have to do anything in terms of reporting or testing beyond what you yourself want for your own purposes.

Katharine

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Hi everybody. I hope somebody can help me. Can anyone tell me if its

possible to unschool in New Jersey?










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Kelly

Hi Barbie,



I'm an unschooling New Jerseyan with 3.5 yo and 6 mo dd's. As far as I can
tell, NJ is one of the easiest states to home/un school in. I am not
required by law to let anyone know that I am keeping them out of school, nor
am I required to have the kids take tests, provide proof of curriculum, etc.
There may be some reporting required if someone decides to report you to
dyfus, but even that is a fairly straight forward thing. I have to report to
the state 2x a year for food stamp/Medicaid benefits (we're self-employed
with no health insurance - we use traditional Chinese medicine for all our
health care - but wound up with a 40k bill from the hospital when I was
transferred there for the birth of our first daughter, so state aid came to
our rescue!) and they are aware of our intention to keep our kids out of
public school, and it has never presented a problem. On the contrary, most
people I've met, from intake people to my caseworkers, all think it's a
great thing to do, and wish they could do it!!



There are websites that can tell you what the laws are in each state
regarding home schooling. I'm sure someone on this list can tell you exactly
which sites to go to for the best information. But if you're in NJ, you are
pretty much free to go your own way.



Where in NJ are you? I'm in Essex Co.



Kelly



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