The Staunton City School Board recognizes that when the requirements of Va. Code § 22.1-254.1 are complied with, instruction of children by their parents is an acceptable alternative form of education under the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Any parent of any child who will have reached the fifth birthday on or before September 30 of any school year and who has not passed the eighteenth birthday may elect to provide home instruction in lieu of school attendance.

As summarized on the Virginia Department of Education Home Instruction web page, the Code of Virginia requires families who choose home instruction to provide their local school division with the following:

• Evidence of having met one of the criteria for providing home instruction
• A Notice of Intent to provide home instruction
• A list of the subjects to be studied for the coming year, and
• Evidence of academic progress at the end of school year, by August 1

For further assistance please contact:

Nate Collins

Executive Director of Student Services Staunton City Schools 540-332-3920 ncollins@staunton.k12.va.us