Illinois is considering changing its homeschooling regulation landscape. The lawmakers are preparing a step towards greater homeschool regulation with a bill that would require parents to notify teachers when they’ve pulled their child from school, a regulation most homeschoolers would support.
The danger is not in this initial bill that might become a law, but in the type of discourse happening in the state, especially from the left, looking to take advantage of a “blank slate” to regulate homeschooling beyond assuring children are at least getting some form of education during the school year.
Illinois homeschool bill would require parents to register with the state – Axios
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Illinois lawmakers are considering a new bill that would require parents to tell the state when they choose to home school their children.
Why it matters: Illinois does not require parents and guardians to notify schools when they pull kids from the district, leaving no mechanism to monitor if students are meeting necessary benchmarks.
- Supporters of the bill say it will prevent kids from slipping through the cracks.
State of play: Current required subjects for home school students, according to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), are: Language arts, math, biological and physical science, social studies, fine arts and physical development and health.
- There are no specific classes or duration of study required in those subjects.
- There is no requirement to administer tests, projects or grades or mandate to report any student assessment to the state.
- Parents or guardians do not need a high school diploma or GED to homeschool.
