The new legislative session begins January 4, 2027.
You do not have to provide any information in answer to requests about “services for homeschoolers,” programs the district wants to provide, screening, “registering” your child, or information for a school census. You never have to give the names, birth dates, or other personal information about your children. The information on the PI-1206 Homeschool Report […]
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According to Wisconsin statute 118.53 school boards “shall allow” homeschoolers to take up to two courses each semester provided they meet the general standards for admission and there is sufficient space in the classroom. School classes do not fall under the criteria of a home-based, private, educational program (the classes are provided to more than […]
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Online virtual public charter schools are public schools. Participating in one of these schools is NOT homeschooling. WHPA uses homeschooling to mean a home-based private educational program as defined by 1983 WI Act 512. If you did not file a PI-1206 Homeschool Report for current school year (if your child has reached at least 6 […]
Legislation passed in the summer of 2015 (Wisconsin Statute 118.133) states, “a school board shall permit a pupil who resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational program to participate in interscholastic athletics in the school district on the same basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils […]
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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 […]
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Wisconsin statute 118.15 requires compulsory attendance between the ages of 6-18. Wisconsin does not have a law that requires compulsory education, only attendance. Home-based private educational programs (homeschools) that meet the criteria outlined in this statute, can be substituted for attendance at a public or private school. Important information: Your child is subject to the […]
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