Utah
The summaries below describe two different approaches, or alternative ways, the state of Utah offers homeschooling families to meet state compulsory education requirements. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Utah 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: | Parents shall annually submit a signed affidavit to the school age child’s school district of residence stating that the child will attend home school. |
| Recordkeeping: | None |
| Requirements: | Subjects required are to be the same as those taught in the public schools. See requirements online. Attendance is to be for the same length of time as the public schools, which is 990 hours and 180 school days. |
| Testing: | None |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children who are at least 6 but younger than 18 years of age. |
| Source of Law: | Utah Code Annotated |
| 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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Approach 2 |
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| Approach: | A group of homeschool families establish a regular private school |
| Restrictions: | Teacher certification not required |
| Reporting: | None |
| Recordkeeping: | None |
| Requirements: | Subjects not specified |
| Testing: | None |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children who are at least 6 but younger than 18 years of age. |
| Source of Law: | Utah Code Annotated |
| 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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