National Home Education Network

Legal Information


Each state determines their own regulations with regard to homeschooling. Vast differences exist from state to state, so consider using the States At-A-Glance page provided by NHEN.  Your best source of information will probably come from experienced homeschoolers in your state, but don't assume any information is accurate until you've checked it out for yourself. Experience shows that  school officials often seek to require more compliance than is legally necessary or permissible.


Sometimes when you are just trying to figure out the legalities of homeschooling, it helps to have someone guide you to even know what the questions are. Below, NHEN offers exactly that.  The "Questions You Need to Ask" tab pertain to the legality of homeschooling. Remember, it's different for each state, so please make no assumptions if you understanding homeschooling in one state already. The other may be VERY different. Many of these questions are answered by incredibly informative State Homeschool group webpages. Be sure to look there as well.


If your state does not have a fully informative website for homeschoolers, consider volunteering your services or starting one yourself! The "Ten Essential Items" tab below can help you know what might be helpful.