Kentucky/Tenn law
What are the homeschooling laws in Kentucky and Tenn?
Kentucky Revised Stat. Ann. 159.030(b), a homeschool qualifies as a
private school if parents notify by letter the local Board of Education
of the children in attendance during the first two weeks of school.
Parents must keep an attendance register open for inspection by the
local school district. The school district has no authority to approve
or disapprove of private schools.
There are no teacher qualifications.
Standardized testing is not required by law
Tennessee Code Ann. 49-6-3050 and 49-6-3050(a)(2)(A), parents have two
options to homeschool their own children:
-: Parents must submit a letter of intent to their local school
superintendent by August 1 of each year. Any letter of intent that is
submitted after August 1 is subject to a $20 per week late penalty. The
notice needs to include the name, number, age, and grade level of the
children being taught, the location of the "school," the curriculum that
will be offered, the proposed hours of instruction (four hours per day),
teaching qualifications of the parent, and proof of vaccination. For
grades 9 - 12, parents must also state whether a college prep or general
course of education will be taught and a description of the courses to
be taught. Parents must also submit attendance records to the
superintendent at the end of each school year.
Parents must have a high school diploma or GED to teach grades K-8 and a
college degree to teach 9-12 or to request an exemption from the
Commissioner of Education.
Testing: Homeschooled children in grades 2, 5, 7, and 9 must take a
standardized test administered by the Commissioner's office without
charge or by an approved professional testing service. Parents may be
present while their second or fifth grade students are being tested.
- Parents may enroll their children with church-related cover
schools. Children in grades 9-12 who use this option must also be
registered with the local school district. All homeschooled children so
enrolled are exempt from the regulations in Option 1.
There are no teacher qualification for parents teaching grades K-8, but
parents must have a high school diploma or GED to teach grades 9-12.
Testing: Church-related cover schools must administer annual tandardized
testing to students in grades K-8. Parents will have to have their 9-12
students take the same annual standardized test that the school district
uses.