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Spotsylvania County

A parent and Virginia-certified teacher correctly submitted her paperwork to the superintendent to become a Virginia-certified tutor under the compulsory attendance law, §22.1-254. However,

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Buena Vista

HEAV contacted Buena Vista after receiving concerns regarding the accuracy of information provided to parents over the phone related to the homeschool law. Concerns

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Many homeschool parents have expressed concern regarding the receipt of letters, emails, or phone calls from their districts promoting virtual public school options. It

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Stafford County

Recently, parents in Stafford expressed concern regarding participating in a survey that asked homeschool parents to share information on their instructional tools and curriculum.

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Richmond

HEAV received a call from a concerned, homeschool parent whose attendance at an IEP meeting was being persistently requested by representatives of the student’s

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Augusta

HEAV was contacted by a distraught parent who was incorrectly advised that she could not home educate because she had a GED. This information

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Albermarle County

Informed parents have reported concerns regarding an office request for personal information that is inconsistent with the law. HEAV connected with Albemarle to share

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Amherst County

A parent contacted HEAV with a concern regarding the district’s requirement to provide a diploma for option (iv) on the notice of intent form.

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Cheasapeake

Parents have expressed concern regarding correspondence received from the district promoting its virtual, public school option. School divisions market these programs to homeschool parents

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Rappahannock County

As a reminder, the law does not require you to submit your child’s immunization records with your Notice of Intent. Submission of these personal

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Rockbridge County

HEAV’s School Board Monitor Team found two comments of concern in the minutes from a special school board session held on November 10th. Chairman

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