State Laws
Read the laws regulating home education in Tennessee and browse through the case law and legal opinions relating to those laws, along with government publications relating to homeschooling and summaries of the laws.
Summaries and Explanations of Tennessee Homeschooling Laws
Requirements for Church and Independent Home Schools
This is a chart that covers all of the requirements for each option to homeschool under the current law. Provided by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Church-Related Home School Procedures
This is a summary of part of the statutes regulating home eduation in Tennesse. Provided by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Tennessee Home School Laws from HSLDA
The Home School Legal Defense Association provides a brief summary of the homeschooling laws in Tennessee. Includes a link to a legal analysis of laws relating to homeschooling in Tennessee.
Home Schooling in Tennessee - Basic Information
This summary is provided by the Tennesse Department of Education.
Independent Home School Procedures
This is a summary of part of the statutes regulating home eduation in Tennesse. Provided by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Tennessee Statutes Pertaining to Home Education
Home School Laws from HSLDA
Find the laws pertaining to home education for all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Case Law and Legal Opinions
Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
In Pierce v. Society of the Sisters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "the fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments of this Union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the creature of the state."
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