It is important to familiarize yourself with the state laws, and your local district’s homeschooling policies.

Being a member of RIGHT, HSLDA or other organization can also give you community and a place to voice questions or concerns.

If you have any difficulty gaining approval from your district or have questions about the process, contact us for help.

Rhode Island Home Education Laws:

16-19-1  Attendance required –  covers the ages of compulsory attendance

16-19-2  Approval of private schools – covers the subjects required by law, the submission of attendance registers, and other instructions.

16-22-2  Civics – as a required subject encompasses previously required subjects in 16-19-2, (for an explanation see HSLDA’s ‘Civics’ in, Government and History out’)

16-22-4  Instruction in health and physical education.

16-23-2  Loan of Textbooks – Should you wish to borrow texts from the school.

Further legal information on home schooling in Rhode Island can be found at www.hslda.org/hs/state/RI

Rhode Island District Home Education Policies:

Barrington Bristol Warren Burrillville Central Falls Chariho Coventry Cranston Cumberland East Greenwich East Providence Exeter-West Greenwich Foster Foster-Glocester Glocester Jamestown Johnston Lincoln Little Compton

Middletown Narragansett Newport New Shoreham North Kingstown North Providence North Smithfield Pawtucket Portsmouth Providence Scituate Smithfield South Kingstown Tiverton Warwick Westerly West Warwick Woonsocket