Frequently Asked Home School Questions - Summer School

May a home school register for and operate only during the summer months?

No.  The home school laws exist solely to provide another means for parents to satisfy the North Carolina compulsory attendance statutes.  Compulsory attendance laws are applicable only during the traditional school year -- not during the summer months when most local conventional schools are out of session. 

Consequently, a home school which would operate only during the summer months would not register with DNPE.  Parents considering such a proposed summer instructional program must first consult with the conventional school which the student attended at the previous school year's conclusion and especially with the one which the student will be attending at the opening of the next school term. 

The school the student will be attending in the fall determines whether or not credit for such a summer program will be accepted.  Usually, credit for a parent/guardian (or anyone else) teaching his/her children during the summer months only will not be recognized by local conventional schools. 

Full year home schools registered with DNPE may, however, choose any nine months of the calendar year in which to operate.