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Certified Tutor Option
The Virginia Law Explained
Complying with Compulsory Attendance
Parents who choose to have their child taught by someone with Virginia teacher certification may homeschool under this option, which has different requirements from the homeschool statute. Under the certified tutor option, parents do not file a Notice of Intent.
§22.1-254(A) of the Code of Virginia identifies the ways parents can comply with Virginia’s compulsory attendance requirements. It includes a provision that allows a parent to satisfy compulsory attendance requirements by having “…such child taught by a tutor or teacher of qualifications prescribed by the Board of Education and approved by the division superintendent…” as an alternative to attendance at a public or private school.Parents who are certified teachers may teach their own children under this provision, known as “the certified tutor” option, instead of the home instruction statute found in §22.1-254.1.Under the certified tutor provision:
- The tutor or teacher must have current Virginia teacher certification.
- Certification must be approved by the division superintendent
- A parent or non-parent who is Virginia certified may teach using §22.1-254(A).
- The tutor may teach his/her own children or other children.
- Instruction may take place in the home or outside the home.
- End-of-year assessment is not required.
- Yearly notification is not required as long as certification is current; new or updated certification should be submitted.