Parents or legal guardians may home school their own children pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-3050 by registering with their local school district. The law states that parents of independent home school students must:

• Provide annual notification by completing and submitting an Intent to Homeschool form (digital signatures are not accepted). Provide proof of the parents or legal guardians’ education credentials to the local school district prior to the start of each new school year, for the purpose of reporting only for Tenn. Dept. of Education. Submission to the school system includes the names, ages, grade level of the children to be home schooled, proposed curriculum to be offered, proposed instructional hours of at least 4 hours and the education qualifications of the parent or legal guardian who’s teaching the student.
• Provide proof of legal guardianship must be provided from the legal courts showing custody or guardianship with submission of intent to homeschool form if the person is not the biological parent.
• Maintain attendance records, and submit attendance records to the CMCSS Student Services Department at the end of each school year, and;
• Turn in current attendance calendars upon a change of school setting, (i.e., the student returns to public school, the student enrolls with a private school, the student enrolls with an Umbrella School/accredited online school, or the student moves out of the CMCSS school district).
  
  

Parents or legal guardians in Clarksville-Montgomery County choosing this educational option with any questions can visit CMCSS Student Services, or contacting the department at [email protected]. The parent will be required to complete an Intent to Home School form and provide education credentials of the parent or legal guardian teaching the student such as high school diploma or transcripts, GED or higher education diploma or transcripts only one is needed. Student attendance (at least 4 hours per day, 180 instructional days per year) must be reported to the local school district at the end of the school year. Testing information letters will be mailed to parents or legal guardians mid-March of the current school year.

For more information, visit the Home School page for the Tennessee Department of Education.

2. Church-related Umbrella School

By authority of the same statute, parents or legal guardians may also home school their own children by registering with a church-related “umbrella” school defined by Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-50-801. Parents or legal guardians who choose this option will be required to provide a verification of enrollment letter to the local school district that their child is enrolled in a church-related school. An Intent to Home School form is not required for students who are enrolled in a church-related school. The church-related school will determine record keeping and test requirements for students enrolled in an umbrella program.

For more information, visit the Home School page for the Tennessee Department of Education.