Legal Info - Mississippi

As much as is humanly possible we should work to comply with our laws.  Mississippi has a very good attitude toward homeschooling.  Below is an excerpt of Mississippi’s law concerning homeschooling.  Please do know that laws can change at any time, so it is a good idea for your family to keep up with current information at the links below.

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A home school parent is required to comply with the following:

1. The parent, guardian, or custodian of the children must file a “certificate of enrollment” including names, address, and telephone number of parents and children, children’s dates of birth, and a “simple description of the type of education the children are receiving.” The certificate must be submitted by September 15 of each school year to the school attendance officer where the children reside. Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91(3)(c).
“Any parent, guardian, or custodian found by the school attendance officer to be in noncompliance with this section shall comply, after written notice of such noncompliance by the school attendance officer, with this subsection within ten (10) days after the notice or be in violation of this section.” Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91(3)(c).

2. A parent who has enrolled his child inthe public school may, after Sept. 15, still enroll the child in a “legitimate home instruction program and send the certificate of enrollment to the school attendance officer” even though he missed the deadline. Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91(3)(c).

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See the rest of this at Home School Legal Defense Association.

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See this page also.