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Need help finding out what are the federal laws governing homeschooling.  I
do not like the laws of the state we are moving to and the state that we are
"record"of.  I am thinking that because we are military and travel so much
that there must be some laws that govern the military specifically or that we
would fall under a blanket federal law.  Anyone with information or know
where I can get this info would be greatly appreciated.

LisaKK

> Need help finding out what are the federal laws governing homeschooling.
I
> do not like the laws of the state we are moving to and the state that we
are
> "record"of. I am thinking that because we are military and travel so much
> that there must be some laws that govern the military specifically or that
we
> would fall under a blanket federal law. Anyone with information or know
> where I can get this info would be greatly appreciated.
>


There are, thankfully, no federal laws that govern homeschooling. You must
deal with the laws of the state you are moving to, unless you are moving
overseas and then DOD does have some guidelines. Foreign Base Commanders
have a great deal of discretion, at least for Army installations.

Alan & Brenda Leonard

> Doesn't the military have it's own homeschooling regulations? Maybe with
> variations from base to base? They don't adhere to the regulations in the
> state the base is in, do they?
>
> Joyce

Gee, wouldn't that be logical. No, the military doesn't have its own
homeschooling regs. You fall under the laws of the state in which you live.
I assume that's because schools on post are part of the local school
systems, not a military system.

Overseas, we have no regulations. The USArmy Europe commander has a memo
that supposedly expired last year but that we're still supposed to follow
about a form to fill out. And the Dept of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS)
system folks are "working on" homeschooler requirements, but that's only for
those of us who take anything from the schools. Someday H$LDA will probably
convince them that we need strict regs, but in the meantime, there aren't
any.

It's nice overseas, but a bit iritating every time you move.

brenda