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Nebraska
Home Schooling - State Laws &
Regulations
Please Note This Important
Notice:
Nebraska
home schooling laws and regulations cannot be summarized in a short
informational page or overview. It is incumbent upon
you to perform due diligence in researching and
familiarizing yourself with your state's legal's and
regulations as they pertain to homeschooling. This
information is provided for you to give you a
starting point. This is not intended to be legal
advice and is distributed for basic informational
purposes only. For more information about the laws
and regulations in this state please contact a state
or local support group or your public library.
Home schools are considered "private schools" in Nebraska.
Laws Pertaining to Private Schools that are Home Schools from the Nebraska
Parents may educate their child at home by filing for an
exemption from state requirements on the basis of either "sincerely held
religious beliefs" (Rule 13) or because the requirements "interfere with
decisions of the parents or legal guardians in directing their child's
education." (Rule 12) Private schools are required to teach certain subjects
and provide a certain length of term. Paper work must be filed by August 1
or thirty days prior to the start of homeschooling. Parents must submit
reliable proof of the child's identity and age.
In Nebraska, "home schools" are referred to as exempt schools. By
State statute, they are referred to as non-approved or non-accredited
schools. On the ESS site you will find information pertaining to the
law affecting exempt schools as well as frequently asked questions and
answers along with a list of home school resources.
EXEMPT SCHOOL GENERAL INFORMATION
Statutory Authority. Section 79-318(5)(c) of the Revised Statutes of
Nebraska (R.R.S.), authorizes the Nebraska Department of Education to
establish rules and regulations which govern procedures and standards
for private, denominational, and parochial schools which elect, pursuant
to procedures prescribed in subsections (2) to (4) of Section 79-1601
R.R.S., not to meet all state accreditation or approval requirements.
Statutory provisions for exempt schools are summarized as follows:
Parents may educate their child at home by electing to not meet the
States approval or accreditation requirements as prescribed in Section
79-318 R.R.S. By filing for exempt status, parents are electing to not
meet State approval or accreditation requirements and are complying with
compulsory school attendance laws (Section 79-201 R.R.S.).
Election to not meet State approval or accreditation requirements
shall be effective when a statement is received by the Commissioner of
Education signed by the parents or legal guardians stating that (a)
either specifically i) the requirements for approval and accreditation
required by law and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by
the State Board of Education violate sincerely held religious beliefs of
the parents or legal guardians (Rule 13), or ii) the requirements for
approval and accreditation required by law and the rules and regulations
adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Education interfere with
the decisions of the parents or legal guardians in directing their
child's education (Rule 12).
Parents must file for exemption 30 days prior to the date on which
the exempt school begins operation and annually thereafter by August
1st.
Prior to the date the exempt school begins, an authorized parent
representative will submit to the Commissioner of Education the
following:
Calendar for the school year indicating a minimum of 1,080 hours of
instruction in secondary schools and/or 1,032 hours of instruction in
elementary schools. During the first year of operation, the days of
instruction may be prorated based upon the remaining balance of the
school year.
A list of the names of all instructional monitors which shall also
include for each, their address, age, highest level of education
completed, names of educational institutions attended and a summary of
prior teaching or monitoring experience.
A chart or written summary showing the scope and sequence of the
sequential program of instruction designed to lead to basic skills in
the language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and health.
Section 43-2007 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska (part of the
Missing Children's Identification Act) requires that "the parents or
legal guardians of a child who is receiving his or her education in a
home school subject to sections 79-1601 to 79-1607 R.R.S. shall, not
later than October 1st of the first year of the child's attendance at
the home school, provide to the Commissioner of Education either (a) a
certified copy of the child's birth certificate, or (b) other reliable
proof of the child's identity and age accompanied by an affidavit
explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth certificate."
