Category: District Impact

A Virginia Certified Tutor received a letter from the office manager indicating a deadline to comply with the home instruction law. Upon further review,

HEAV asked the school board to remove policy language that inaccurately described the requirements for a description of curriculum. The inaccurate policy (IGBI) stated:

A parent was told to complete the “official” NOI form before the district would send out a confirmation letter. The district further represented home

The district’s notice-of-intent form included a checkbox option that was inconsistent with the law stating, “I have hired a certified tutor to provide a

Parents may experience the effects of an on-going, state-wide crack down on chronic absenteeism within the public school system. What You Should Know: HEAV

A parent, who correctly notified under option (iv), was asked to provide a copy of her high school diploma instead of the required “evidence

HEAV received three recent reports from parents who were asked to submit a lesson plan detailing the official homeschool activity they were there for

After a parent declined a homeschool liaison’s request indicating they “typically require” a date of birth on a NOI, she received a letter indicating

Language used by the interim superintendent and on the district’s website identified a notice of intent as a “request” that “must” be “considered for

Families received a form letter that included district requirements and requests inconsistent with the evidence of progress and deadline requirements found in the law.

Some parents received a letter, dated June 15, 2023, that stated, “At this time our records show that you have not submitted the evidence