Alaska home schooling laws

Information gathered at the state Alaska web-site

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/faq.html#top

Children schooled at home by their parents or guardians are exempt from the Compulsory School Attendance Law. Parents are not required to register with the state or their local school district, and no testing or other requirements are placed on home schools not funded with public dollars.

The compulsory school laws state the child between the ages of 7 and 16 is required to attend public school.  Children home schooled are exempt.

Alaska is notorious for have the most lax and home schooling laws in the nation.

  

NOTE: This summary is not intended to be, and does not constitute, the giving of legal advice. Many states have unclear compulsory attendance statutes, and the courts of those states vary in their interpretation of the statutes. Therefore, there is no guarantee any state will accept all of the options for compliance listed under each state. This summary is not intended to be a substitute for individual reliance on privately retained legal counsel such as that provided by Home School Legal Defense Association.