Homeschool Info
(Are you just getting started? See
our Getting Started guide.)
Listed here
is some helpful information regarding homeschooling in
Louisiana. Just click on one of the following links:
Homeschooling in Louisiana Information Booklet
is a valuable resource for La.
homeschoolers compiled by CHEF of La. that will help start you on your way to homeschooling in Louisiana.
See our Links page for
several homeschool resources, including sites offering
curriculum. Other valuable links are as follows...
Louisiana Laws
Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
La. Dept. of Education
(state
of
La.
Home Study Applications
& Info):
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/audiences/parents.html - use
Home Study Program link in center list
TOPS
Scholarship
brochure (pdf format, fine print)
-
http://www.osfa.state.la.us/MainSitePDFs/TOPS_OPH_brochure_8-11.pdf
La. Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)
website -
http://www.osfa.state.la.us/
UL Lafayette TOPS Eligibility info
(to keep TOPS):
http://studentsuccess.louisiana.edu/TOPS/index.shtml
Home School Legal Defense Association
http://www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/info.asp?State=LA
http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/LA/default.asp (notice
the Louisiana Resources section)
F.Y.I. -
The following information is copied
from
www.homeschoolfacts.com :
[Important Note: State
Graduation requirements are not necessarily the best
guideline for homeschoolers to use. They have been
included here as a guideline for what a typical public
school student would need to complete in order to
graduate.
A more important guideline may be the College Entrance
requirements for where your student would like to attend
college. While colleges have differing requirements,
there are many colleges that publish requirements for homeschool graduates.]
For a complete listing of the Louisiana State High School Graduation Requirements please go to the following link.
http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/grad_reqs.html
Read
what the Constitution of the state of La. says about the
family, and the role of the parents in raising and
educating
their children:
Louisiana Children's Code - Article 101 of Preamble
to La. Constitution
Art.
101. Preamble
The
people of Louisiana recognize the family as the most
fundamental unit of human society; that preserving
families is essential to a free society; that the
relationship between parent and child is preeminent in
establishing and maintaining the well-being of the child;
that parents have the responsibility for providing the
basic necessities of life as well as love and affection to
their children; that parents have the paramount right to
raise their children in accordance with their own values
and traditions; that parents should make the decisions
regarding where and with whom the child shall reside, the
educational, moral, ethical, and religious training of the
child, the medical, psychiatric, surgical, and preventive
health care of the child, and the discipline of the child;
that children owe to their parents respect, obedience, and
affection; that the role of the state in the family is
limited and should only be asserted when there is a
serious threat to the family, the parents, or the child;
and that extraordinary procedures established by law are
meant to be used only when required by necessity and then
with due respect for the rights of the parents, the
children, and the institution of the family.
Acts
1991, No. 235, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. |
