Missouri Homeschooling
The links below to official Missouri homeschooling information were checked August 1, 2020. It is always best to directly read Missouri homeschooling information on the State of Missouri website, so you are getting current information! The Compulsory Attendance page covers Missouri homeschooling.
Missouri Dept. of Education Website
Missouri Dept. of Education Compulsory Attendance Law
“Private & Home Schools
Missouri does not accredit, regulate or monitor private, parochial or home schools. Under Missouri law, any family may choose to home school.” https://dese.mo.gov/moving-missouri
Always check directly with the official Missouri Dept. of Education website to verify information. Even if some states may not require it, it is usually a good idea to let your last school know you will not be returning to avoid being counted as absent.
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HomeschoolingByState.com provides direct links to state government sites, so you get accurate and up-to-date information! By checking your state department of education website above, you get current information instead of 3rd party websites’ information that could be old information! States are changing their information much more often than past years due to covid-19! We regularly checks links to make sure the state has not changed pages or page addresses, but if you find a link that doesn’t work, the main Department of Education page is included above in case you want to use their search feature to find the information yourself. For example, search for “schooling at home”, “homeschool”, “home school”, “home instruction”, “nonpublic”, or “compulsory school attendance”. However, be careful since a search may return results for old web pages or documents. By checking your state department of education homeschool related page, you get current information instead of 3rd party websites’ information that could be old information!
