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Home Schooling

Colorado has allowed home schooling since 1998. Compulsory school attendance is required of children ages 7 to 16. Students are required to attend classes a minimum of 172 days averaging four hours per day which cover the following subjects: reading, writing, speaking, math, history, civics, literature, science and the U.S. Constitution. There are no requirements for teacher "qualification" (for home schooling), and the state has an open-ended evaluation option that removes the requirement for standardized testing.

Home-schooled students may participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular or interscholastic activity offered by a public school in the student’s district. The district may charge up to 150% of the standard fees for the activity.

For more information on home schooling, visit http://www.hschool.com