State Laws
Read the laws regulating home education in Alaska and browse through the case law and legal opinions relating to those laws, along with government publications relating to homeschooling and summaries of the laws.
Summaries and Explanations of Alaska Homeschooling Laws
Alaska Home School Laws
The Home School Legal Defense Association provides a brief summary of the homeschooling laws in Alaska. Includes a link to a legal analysis of laws relating to homeschooling in Alaska.
Alaska Statutes Pertaining to Home Education
Home School Laws from HSLDA
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Compulsory Education Law in Alaska
Sec. 14.30.010 of the Alaska Statues regarding compulsory education in the state.
Case Law and Legal Opinions
Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
In Pierce v. Society of the Sisters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "the fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments of this Union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the creature of the state."
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