Illinois Schools

Illinois schools are divided into roughly 50 Regional Offices of Education (ROE) and Intermediate Service Centers. Each county or multiple rural counties are associated with a particular ROE, as in "ROE 1."

Homeschooling[edit]

As explained by ROE 41:

Illinois law mandates that students between the ages of 6 and 17 attend either a public or private school. A homeschool is considered a private school. There is no separate category for homeschools apart from other private schools under the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/26-1).
In 1950, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that homeschools are to be considered private schools. In 1974, the U.S. District Court stated in the case "Scoma v. Chicago Board of Education" that the "Levisen" decision quoted above was "reasonable and constitutional.” Thus ... the legal requirements for a homeschool are the same as any other private school in Illinois. Furthermore, there is no law requiring private schools to register with any public school official, nor are they required to seek state recognition, approval, or accreditation.^[1]

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