Virginia Homeschooling

Parents have 3 options for not having their children enrolled in public schools: Operate a homeschool; operate a homeschool under the state religious exemption or hire a private tutor who is a certified teacher. The parent who uses option 1 must have a high school diploma, be a certified teacher or use an approved correspondence course.

Reporting: Parents must file an annual Notice of Intent with the local Superintendent of Education by August 15. If moving into the district, then the parents should file the Notice as soon as is reasonable and then comply with any other requirements within 30 days of that time.

Compulsory Attendance: Child must have reached 5th birthday by Sept 30 and not passed the 18th birthday.

Testing: Parents must administer a standardized test or some equivalent evaluation each year and submit the results to the local Superintendent by August 1.

State Organization(s):
(1) Home Education Association of Virginia (HEAV)
2248 G Dabney Road, Richmond, Virginia, 23230; 804-278-9200
http://heav.org/ – E-mail: info@heav.org

(2) The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
POB 5131, Charlottesville, VA 22905; 866-513-6173
http://www.vahomeschoolers.org – E-mail: info@vahomeschoolers.org

Convention: #1 sponsors an annual conference. Check website for updates.

Wright Accepts Virginia Tech Offer

Homeschooled during his junior year of high school, Jerome Wright, a first-team all-Capital district performer at running back this season, has recently announced his commitment to attend Virginia Tech. Wright had received interested from Appalachian State, Ohio, and Virginia, but Wright opted to enroll at Tech for January 2013. Wright has been praised for his athletic abilities, as well as his strong academic background with high GPA and having taken honors courses in high school.

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