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GEORGIA HOMESCHOOL LAWS UPDATED 2009
Having your student enrolled in an "accredited
program" is not required for successful homeschooling in Georgia, nor is it required for acceptance to a Georgia state college
or university. Compulsory Attendance Ages: "between 6th and 16th birthdays."
Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 20-2-690. However, if a child is under 6 and has attended more than 20 days in a public
school, he/she is then subject to the compulsory attendance laws. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-150(C).
Required
Subjects: A basic academic educational program that includes, but is not limited to, reading, language arts,
math, social studies, and science. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(4).
Required Days of Instruction:
180 days. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(5).
GA Home School Statutes: Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c).
Parents must submit a declaration of intent to home study to the local superintendent thirty days after the establishment
of the home study program and by Sept. 1 every year thereafter. This declaration must include the names and ages of students,
the location of the home school, and the time the parents designate as their school year. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(2).
Each school day must consist of four and one-half hours. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(5).
The homeschool
must provide "a basic academic educational program." Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(4).(see required subjects at the top).
Attendance records must be kept and submitted to the superintendent each month. The records will "not be used for
any purpose except providing necessary attendance information." Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(6)
"Parents or guardians
may teach only their own children in the home study program... but the parents or guardians may employ a tutor who holds at
least a high school diploma or GED to teach such children." Ga.Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(3).
Parent must write an
annual progress report and retain it for three years. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(8).
Attorney General
of Georgia says: the local superintendent does not the have the authority to require parents to affirmatively
produce evidence of their continuing compliance with the law in the operation of home study programs or require the production
of documents. Although the superintendent has the authority to "request" such materials, he cannot require parents to submit
them. 1986 Op. Att'y. Gen. No. U86-19.
Teacher Qualifications: The "teaching parent" must
have at least a high school diploma or a GED. Or the parents may employ a private tutor who has a high school diploma or GED.
Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(3).
Standardized Tests: Children must take a national standardized
achievement test every three years beginning at the end of the third grade. "Test scores are not required to be submitted
to public school authorities." Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(7). Parent must write an annual progress report and retain it for
three years. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(8).
GA Homeschool Testing Law :
Georgia’s
Home Study law (GA Code Ann. 20-2-690-(c)(7), requires that children take a national standardized achievement test every three
years, beginning at the end of the third grade. These test scores are not to be submitted to public school authorities, but
are only to be seen and kept on file for at least 3 years by the parents. No exit exam is required of home school high schooled
students to graduate. **This is in no way legal advice. For more info
please contact your local School Superintendent or HSLDA.**
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GEORGIA HOMESCHOOL BOOKSTORES
Better Way Christian Book Store
Stockbridge
770 389-1357
Relaxed Homeschoolers Resouce
Acworth
770 529-9333
Kudzu Book Fair
Buford,
Chamblee
1-800 252-6657
ext. 2163
Anna's Christian Book Store
Loganville
770 466-6833
Character Corner
Marietta
770 427-1966
Psalms & Proverbs
Cumming
770 205-5211
The Light House
Covington
770 787-6774
Joy Unspeakable Christian Book Store
College
Park
770 996-8661
The Tree House
Canton
770 704-7058
Christian Book Store
Warner
Robins
912 923-2491
In Heaven's Name
Dalton
706 277-6263
Mustard Seed Christian
Book Store
Columbus
706 324-3809
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CURRICULUM COMPANIES
A Beka
877 223-5226
Alpha Omega
800 622-3070
Bob Jones University Press
800 845-5731
Christian Liberty Academy
800 348-0899
Cornerstone
972 235-5149
Rod & Staff
606 522-4348
Sonlight Curriculum
303 730-6292
The Academy of Home Education
800 845-5731
School of Tomorrow
972 315-1776
STANDARDIZED TESTING RESOURCES
Bayside School Supply
137 Clipper Ct. P.O. Box 250
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
(800) 723-3057
Bob Jones
Greenville, SC
29614-0065
(800) 845-5731
Christian Liberty
502 W. Euclid Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(800) 348-0899
Christian Light
P.O. Box 1212
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
(540) 434-0750
Family
Learning Org
P.O. Box 7247
Spokane, WA 99207-0247
(800) 405-TEST
McGuffey Academy
P.O. Box
109
Lakemont, GA 30552
New Creation Academy
650 Company Farm Road
Aspers, PA 17304
(717)
528-8850
Seton Home Study
1350 Progress Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-9990
Summit
Christian
2100 North Hwy 360, Suite 503
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(800) 362-9180
Sycamore Tree
2179 Meyer Place
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(800) 779-6750
Knowledge Point
4401 Shallowford Rd. Ste.
118
Roswell, GA 30075
(770) 645-8888
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