“Sorry, you are wrong. The state cannot dictate the curriculum. They’d LIKE to, but there is no court case upholding that.
In Pa you simply inform the SD you are homeschooling. “
Am I wrong in every state or just PA? At least in my area, your curriculum has to be approved by the school district. Since they have to approve, they dictate the curriculum.
You might want to check to find out what the requirements really are. I believe that the regulations for the state apply to all the districts in the state. They are not free to choose to tell you something different. School districts like to tell you things that are not required. If they can get away with it, so much the better for them. They’ll make life even more miserable for the next person.
I live in NY, which is supposed to be one of the worst states to homeschool in because of the allegedly *burdensome* requirements. They’re not. What we have to do is submit a list of textbooks used, or a plan of instruction, or some other things. I always just sent them the list of textbooks. They then tell you if they fulfill the requirements, but it’s not approval.
What the schools did try to do is tell you that you had to submit a year’s worth of plan of instruction ahead of time, something regs didn’t dictate. Many superintendents are on a power trip and like to try to tell you to do things they aren’t allowed to do. They’re bound by any regulations just as much as you are. My guess is that you do NOT have to have to get their approval. As far as I know there is no state that requires it.
Do you belong to HSLDA? They could answer that question for you.
Texas has no requirement for homeschooling. You may chose any curriculum you choose or make3 up your own.
Texas has no requirement for homeschooling. You may chose any curriculum you choose or make up your own.
What, they dictate the specific books you use ? You have to get a syllabus approved ?
I don’t know of ANY state that requires that level of detail.