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jmowreader

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9. This is a lot better than you think

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 09:31 PM

Jan 2015

First, this is the actual Virginia homeschool policy: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+22.1-254.1

Note: they allow an exemption from the school requirement for religious reasons. You can homeschool for any reason ("because the local school sucks" is probably pretty common) but if you want to exempt Junior because your religion says Schooling Is Of The Devil, you have to apply for a waiver.

In the "old days," just the parent needed to apply for the waiver. Now both the parent and student have to apply - so hardcore fundies can no longer pull their kids out of school against the kids' wishes.

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Virginia county requiring homeschool KIDS to request religious exemption - possibly explain beliefs [View all] underpants Jan 2015 OP

What if religion isn;t why you're homeschooling? DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #1

This was news to me too underpants Jan 2015 #2

Or acute allergies - another common homeschooling reason. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #11

clearly out of bounds... nt ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #3

The law? or the requirement? BillZBubb Jan 2015 #5

both sound fishy ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #6

Then the law is at fault. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #7

ok n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #8

Public school enrollment dropping because of homeschoolers? KamaAina Jan 2015 #4

I don't believe homeschoolers get any state funding SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #10

No, but in most states, public school funding is based on enrollment. KamaAina Jan 2015 #13

True, but pretty much unavoidable n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #15

This is a lot better than you think jmowreader Jan 2015 #9

Thanks for the clarification! DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #12

Family Foundation is against it, so greyl Jan 2015 #14