Mississippi
Our summary below describes the overall picture of homeschooling requirements in the state of Mississippi. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Mississippi Homeschool Legal Workbook: Your Guide to Compliance - Facts & Forms, prepared by HomeSchoolLegal.com.
Approach 1 |
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| Approach: | Establish a homeschool |
| Restrictions: | Teacher certification not required |
| Reporting: | File a Certificate of Enrollment with the school district’s attendance officer by September 15 of each school year. |
| Recordkeeping: | None |
| Requirements: | Subjects not required. Attendance: Public schools require 180 days. “Nonpublic” school term shall be the number of days that each school shall require for promotion from grade to grade. |
| Testing: | Testing Not Required |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children who are the age of 6 on or before September 1, but who have not attained the age of 17 on or before September 1. |
| Source of Law: | Mississippi Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 13 |
| NOTE: | This is not intended to be legal advice and is offered only as an educational service for visitors to www.Home-School-Inc.com and www.HomeSchoolLegal.com. It is not a substitute for competent legal advice. Requirements may change at any time, and interpretations of the law and regulations can differ. Consult a legal services provider and a local homeschooling support group for more specific information. |
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