Parental responsibility is protected and upheld by the Texas
Constitution. The Texas legislature is given authority over the
public free school system only; furthermore, the Texas Education
Code is specifically designed for and applicable only to state
tax funded educational institutions, per its applicability section.
Texas Education Code For Homeschooling
AN A TO Z RESOURCE
Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.
[Note: Texas government has no jurisdiction over non-state support
schools.]
Are
You the Parent or a State Babysitter?
Differing views of parental responsibility in Texas. By Bev Jones,
HomeSchooling Texas.
Commissioner's
Home School Policy Letter
January 14, 2000. Students transferring from home schools should
be afforded the same treatment as students transferring from
unaccredited private schools.
Homeschoolers
and the Curfew
Even though curfews impact homeschoolers more than other children,
we must be careful not to make curfews a homeschooling
issue.
Legal
Issues for Texas Homeschoolers
The state of Texas puts very few restrictions on homeschooling
families. A bona fide homeschool has been defined as a private
school by the Texas Supreme Court. From Austin Area Homeschoolers.
Parent
Taught Driver Education - Texas
The TEA outlines how parents may instruct their teens to get
their drivers license. A complete curriculum.
Texas
Homeschooling Curriculum Requirements
Some Texas homeschoolers are being given false information by
some school districts. This is the Texas Home School Coalition's
response from August 15, 1997.
Texas
Education Agency
Official Packet of homeschooling Information from TEA.
Texas
Law, Lawyers and Leepers
If your home 'school' is not wholly or partially state
tax funded you are free from state regulation. This is as it
should be.. Homeschooling Texas.
Withdrawing
your child from school
Some friendly, non-legal advise from me to you based on my experiences
and others who also homeschool. From Home Educators San Antonio.