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Attending class/playing sports at a private school

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Individual arrangements can be made with private schools on a case-by-case basis.  Any hours spent in a classroom setting cannot be counted as homeschooling hours.

WHPA maintains that classes offered by an instructor to multiple family units may not hold up as instructional hours in a home-based private educational program, if these hours were challenged in court or through the legal system. Homeschool administrators must be able to provide evidence of compliance with the law.

WHPA will not dictate to homeschool administrators what they can or cannot put on their transcripts or how they document 875 hours. The administrator should carefully consider what is included and that it is an accurate reflection of the home-based private educational program.

Be aware that when you participate in an educational program that is designed and administered by someone outside your family unit you lose the ability to dictate the direction of your educational program.  You may also set a precedent against which other homeschoolers will be judged.

View all Wisconsin statutes pertaining to home-based private educational programs.

WHPA provides information about homeschooling in Wisconsin. WHPA does not provide specific legal advice to any specific individuals in the context of any specific matters. It is the responsibility of each homeschool administrator/parent or guardian to read original source material and make decisions on compliance for themselves. When you file the PI-1206 Homeschool Report with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, you take full responsibility for understanding and complying with the laws outlined on that form. WHPA does not endorse or provide curriculum suggestions or specific materials for any particular educational approach.