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Information from the State of Kansas

What you need to know

Unlike some states, Kansas does not specifically authorize "home instruction" or "home schooling" by state statute. However, Kansas does recognize Nonaccredited Private Schools.

A nonaccredited elementary or secondary private school is one that satisfies the state's compulsory school attendance laws, but which is not accredited by the state board of education.

Compulsory school attendance laws apply to children between the ages of 7 and 18 (may be under 7 for children identified as handicapped). Every parent, or person acting as parent, of children in that age group must require such children to attend a public, private, denominational, or parochial school for the duration of the school term.

Nonaccredited schools are not required to employ teachers who are certified by the state, but their courses must be taught by competent instructors, and they must hold classes for a period of time which is substantially equivalent to the time public schools are in session in the area in which the nonaccredited school is located (at least 186 days of not less than 6 hours per day, or 1116 hours per year for grades 1-11).

Nonaccredited private schools are required by law to register the name and address of the private elementary or secondary school with the state board of education. Registration consists of completing a form provided by the state showing the name and address of the school and the name and address of the official custodian of the school's records. The act of completing the registration form does not mean the nonaccredited school has been "approved" by the state board of education as a "school" that satisfies the compulsory school attendance law.

No fee is charged for registration of a nonaccredited school.

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