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Anyone know and can tell me the quick and dirty rules of partial homeschooling in PA? Is is permitted, how much, etc? Thanks!

Irena, I've never heard of anyone doing this in PA, but I'm no authority. I do know of some folks who made use of extra curriculars at the schools. I imagine if it were possible, I probably would know someone doing it. Feel free to PM if you like!

I don't know the particulars in PA. But we partial homeschool in another state. I would say the first thing to do is figure out the minimum number of hours your child needs to be in school to be counted as present. In our state, this number is very low. We just attend for those hours and do the rest at home. In our state, no one can question us about it.

Thanks somewhereonearth and gabalyn! It's not really for me, it's for a friend of mine. However, it should be something I know about as I have more than once thought it would be good for my DS...

I'm having trouble finding stuff online but perhaps I'm too distracted, will try again tomorrow.

Irena, I'm sending you a quick PM.

Hi... I am also interested in partial homeschooling in PA. Does anyon have info on the rules?

Add me to the list of those interested in this topic.

I just looked up our minimum number of hours. So what is the second thing to do? We are not in PA, by the way, but this could be a great solution for us!! How did you approach the teacher/principal, etc?

I am really interested in this topic too!

A quick google search elicited this website run by Pauline Harding about homeschooling in PA.

http://home.comcast.net/~askpauline/hs/homeschoollaw.html

A quick read didn't elucidate whether partial homeschooling is possible but there is a contact for Pauline. There is a lot of info on the website including the Home Education Law for the state.

http://home.comcast.net/~askpauline/hs/homeschoolresources.html

Above is the link to the home page. The other was the law page

I have been homeschooling in the Philly area for a decade. I have never heard of anyone partial homeschooling in PA. I am on all of the lists and well networked. I have to think if this were possible I would have heard of it.

There are several drop off day programs for homeschoolers in the Delware Valley. I am on the board of one that serves gifted homeschoolers. My kids go there two days per week. If anyone is interested in learning more, please feel free to pm me.

Fwiw, my wife worked in a SD in NJ where there was a high concentration of secular Ashkenazim (it was right next to a major NJ college town). Several kids (typically kids of tenured professors) there were partially homeschooled but came to the high school for sciences - mainly for the lab work. Different state and over a decade ago, I realise, but that always struck me as an almost perfect blend.