Home education is clearly legal! The only requirements to
legally home school in Texas are: - The instruction must be bona
fide (i.e., not a sham). - The curriculum must be in visual form
(e.g., books, workbooks, video monitor). - The curriculum must
include the basic subjects of reading, spelling, grammar,
mathematics, and good citizenship. You may also send your
children into the home of another parent or use a tutor for
instruction. The courts have determined that Texas home schools
are private schools. As such, home schools are not regulated, do
not require teacher certification or third-party curriculum
approval, and they are exempt from compulsory attendance laws.
Local school officials do have the right to make “reasonable
inquiry” to determine whether your school-age child is in
attendance in a private school. A 2010 letter from the Texas
commissioner of education gives direction to school districts on
how to legally make “reasonable inquiry.” For more information
on home schooling and the law, see St