Between 6 and 18 years of age.
The Utah State Law [Section 53-A-11-102 (b)
(ii)] states that a home educator is to hold school for a certain number
of days and hours, teach the subjects prescribed by law, and request an
exemption from compulsory attendance from your local school district.
There are no other statutory requirements.
Private School Option
53A-11-101. Responsibility for minor required to attend school --
Penalty for violation.
(1) A person having control of a minor between 6 and 18 years of age
shall send the minor to a public or regularly established
(2) It is a misdemeanor for a person having control of a minor under
Subsection (1) to willfully fail to comply with the requirements of this
chapter.
(3) A local board of education shall report cases of willful
noncompliance to the appropriate juvenile court.
(4) Officers of the juvenile court shall immediately take appropriate
action.
Amended by Chapter 78, 1990 General Session
Last revised: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 53A-11-102. Minors exempt
from school attendance.
(1) A person having control of a minor between six and 18 years of
age is exempt from Section 53A-11-101 if the minor is excused from
attendance by the local board of education for The following reasons:
(a) a minor over age 16 may receive a partial release from school to
enter employment if the minor has completed the eighth grade. Minors
excused under this subsection are required to attend part-time schooling
or home schooling as prescribed by the board; or
(b) on an annual basis, a minor may receive a full release from
attending a public, regularly established private, or part-time school
or class if:
- the minor has already completed the work required for graduation
from high school, or has demonstrated mastery of required skills and
competencies in accordance with Subsection 53A-15-102(1);
- the minor is taught at home in the subjects prescribed by the
Utah Board of Education in accordance with the law for the same
length of time as minors are required by law to be taught in the
district schools;
- (iii) the minor is in a physical or mental condition, certified
by a competent physician if required by the district board, which
renders attendance inexpedient and impracticable;
- (iv) proper influences and adequate opportunities for education
are provided in connection with the minor's employment; or
- (v) the district superintendent has determined that a minor over
the age of 16 is unable to profit from attendance at school because
of inability or a continuing negative attitude toward school
regulations and discipline.
(2) In each case, evidence of reasons
for granting an exemption must be
sufficient to satisfy the local board.
(3) Boards excusing minors from attendance shall issue a
certificate stating that the minor is excused from attendance during
the time specified on the certificate.
Amended by Chapter 302, 1995 General Session
Last revised: Tuesday, May 12, 1998
53A-11-102.5. Dual enrollment.
(1) A person having control of a minor under this part who is
enrolled in a regularly established private school or a home school may
also enroll the minor in a public school for dual enrollment purposes.
(2) The minor may participate in any academic activity in the public
school available to students in the minor's grade or age group, subject
to compliance with the same rules and requirements that apply to a
full-time student's participation in the activity.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 53A-11-101 and
53A-11-102, a student enrolled in a public school may also be enrolled
in a private school or a home school for dual enrollment purposes.
(4) A student enrolled in a dual enrollment program is considered a
student of the district in which the public school of attendance is
located for purposes of Utah funding to the extent of the student's
participation in the public school programs.
(5) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, the Utah Board of Education shall make rules for
purposes of dual enrollment to govern and regulate the transferability
of credits toward graduation that are earned in a private or home
school.
(6) (a) The State Board of Education shall determine the policies and
procedures necessary to permit students enrolled under Subsection (1) to
participate in public school extracurricular activities. (b) The board
shall report its findings to the Legislature prior to the 1994 General
Session, together with recommendations for proposed legislation, if
required for participation in those activities by those students.
