Elementary school question

[Karry 9]

Hello everyone,

 

i‘m about to move to the US with my 10 year old son. 

 

So, we are going to be at my sister in laws house because this is my husbands Adress right now. 

 

My sister in law has no children, to her it didn‘t matter where the house is. 

 

I was trying to get information about the elementary school in the area, and i must say, it is a really bad school. 

 

I refuse to send my child to this school. He‘ll have a „hard enough“ time coming from a different country.

 

my question is, what is the school system like. How much time do i technically have after arrival to register him in a school. Because my husband and i want to look for a house in different school district. 

 

I don‘t wanna arrive, send him to this horrible school, move to a different area and have him change schools again. 

 

Please stay away from comments like „you should have thought about this“ yadda yadda.That doesn‘t answer my question and won‘t help me.

 

it is impossible for me to get information about areas and schools/school system when i‘m at the other side of the world

 

thank you

 

Edited August 31, 2019 by Karry

[fip & jim 452]

You could home school him for a while.

When we transferred my son his school wanted the contact details for the new school. They have a duty to make sure a child doesn't "disappear", in an educational sense, between moving countries. Not sure if the process will be the same where you're coming from. Basically, I think you'll have to provide proof he is being educated once you've moved  - it can't be treated as an extended vacation until you find the area you want to live in. 

[Karry 9]

3 minutes ago, fip & jim said:

You could home school him for a while.

When we transferred my son his school wanted the contact details for the new school. They have a duty to make sure a child doesn't "disappear", in an educational sense, between moving countries. Not sure if the process will be the same where you're coming from. Basically, I think you'll have to provide proof he is being educated once you've moved  - it can't be treated as an extended vacation until you find the area you want to live in. 

Thank you for your answer, can you tell me where i‘d have to go to talk to someone in general for home schooling and extended vacation?

[fip & jim 452]

1 minute ago, Karry said:

Thank you for your answer, can you tell me where i‘d have to go to talk to someone in general for home schooling and extended vacation?

You can do an internet search for home schooling in the state you'll be moving to. Each state has different laws and requirements. If your husband is already in the States he can also make calls etc. to find out. You'll need to inform his current school so that they can complete their requirements too.

 

I understand you feeling defensive because you haven't sorted this out yet but you're not going to get a good response on here by being that way. It also violates the terms of service.

[yuna628 9,527]

TOS violations aside... have you tried asking your sister in law and husband about these questions? If they are already established in America and the state where you'd be residing, surely they could assist with your questions.

 

For homeschooling it all comes down to the state you'd be living in, for following required regulations. Some are more strict than others. There's no reason why he needs to go to a public school if you don't care for it. I'm sure there's plenty of private schools that would take him, for $s. From a homeschool standpoint, you're going to have to do a lot of research - most are religious based with the exception of a few. Some good solid ones offer the entire curriculum in a package for $s each year, and you mail in the completed coursework and tests for grading. In more liberal states with less regulation, a parent can slap together whatever curriculum they wish if they are more confident. The parent may still have to comply with informing the state about how the child is being educated and may be required to take part in state tests. Sounds like you're having computer issues.. might want to get those stateside relatives involved to help.

[Going through 5,668]

Where in the US are you planning on living?  There are different requirements regarding homeschooling, curriculum standards, etc. depending on that.

 

If you can find one to your liking, and considering your child speaks English---I would suggest a public school, only because it will give him more of the social aspect as well needed in adjusting to living in a new country, making friends, being exposed to different surroundings, etc. as he goes through his own adjustment period moving to America  (nothing against homeschooling, though if that's what you feel is best---sometimes homeschooling is the wiser choice depending on overall circumstances) . 

[Karry 9]

18 minutes ago, Going through said:

Where in the US are you planning on living?  There are different requirements regarding homeschooling, curriculum standards, etc. depending on that.

 

If you can find one to your liking, and considering your child speaks English---I would suggest a public school, only because it will give him more of the social aspect as well needed in adjusting to living in a new country, making friends, being exposed to different surroundings, etc. as he goes through his own adjustment period moving to America  (nothing against homeschooling, though if that's what you feel is best---sometimes homeschooling is the wiser choice depending on overall circumstances) . 

I saw that most of them are religious . I‘ve been looking through it for a but now. There‘s just not that much i can do from my country because most pages won‘t let me access from here 😭

[Karry 9]

48 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

TOS violations aside... have you tried asking your sister in law and husband about these questions? If they are already established in America and the state where you'd be residing, surely they could assist with your questions.

 

For homeschooling it all comes down to the state you'd be living in, for following required regulations. Some are more strict than others. There's no reason why he needs to go to a public school if you don't care for it. I'm sure there's plenty of private schools that would take him, for $s. From a homeschool standpoint, you're going to have to do a lot of research - most are religious based with the exception of a few. Some good solid ones offer the entire curriculum in a package for $s each year, and you mail in the completed coursework and tests for grading. In more liberal states with less regulation, a parent can slap together whatever curriculum they wish if they are more confident. The parent may still have to comply with informing the state about how the child is being educated and may be required to take part in state tests. Sounds like you're having computer issues.. might want to get those stateside relatives involved to help.

I didn‘t ask my sister in Law.. she knows nothing about children and i really want to do this myself. My husband is not my sons father and i am the one that is responsible for his future as his mother. So i‘m trying to do and decide that on my own 😊

[Crazy Cat 39,169]

5 minutes ago, Karry said:

There‘s just not that much i can do from my country because most pages won‘t let me access from here 😭

Try a VPN....

[Karry 9]

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

Try a VPN....

Gosh i‘m so bad with stuff like that 🤭 we are leaving here soon.. i was just trying to figure out if there is a certain time i can legally let him stay out of school before i get in trouble. Like here in germany.. you have to send your child to school right away like the first day.. if you don‘t the cops would come to pick up the child and take it to school

[Unlockable 7,306]

22 minutes ago, Karry said:

I am doing some research now.

 

i‘m not defensive.. but i think i am allowed to tell someone to shut up if that person tells me to get off my high horse.. i should sense a TOS violation...

NO you are not. Not on this site. It is a TOS violation. Do not do it again.

[yuna628 9,527]

Any laws governing schooling are state based regulations. You're going to have to investigate what the laws of the state are, otherwise I don't think anyone can tell you definitively.

 

I can certainly recommend a solid religious-based homeschool program that I am most familiar with which was accredited and didn't require the home teacher to do most of the grading, but it will all be down to what your state allows and what you as the teacher would feel comfortable with. If you aren't interested in religious homeschool - there are a few non-religious such as Timberdoodle, time4learning, and Forest Trail Academy. There are likely also private schools in your state that could offer homeschool education programs. 

 

To see homeschooling laws by state you can check with the HSLDA or CRHE. https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/policy-issues/current-policy/

https://hslda.org/content/laws/

 

btw... this stuff isn't cheap. You might find your son gets a more enriching experience in a private school if you're going to drop that kind of cash anyway.

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[Karry 9]

12 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Any laws governing schooling are state based regulations. You're going to have to investigate what the laws of the state are, otherwise I don't think anyone can tell you definitively.

 

I can certainly recommend a solid religious-based homeschool program that I am most familiar with which was accredited and didn't require the home teacher to do most of the grading, but it will all be down to what your state allows and what you as the teacher would feel comfortable with. If you aren't interested in religious homeschool - there are a few non-religious such as Timberdoodle, time4learning, and Forest Trail Academy. There are likely also private schools in your state that could offer homeschool education programs. 

 

To see homeschooling laws by state you can check with the HSLDA or CRHE. https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/policy-issues/current-policy/

https://hslda.org/content/laws/

 

btw... this stuff isn't cheap. You might find your son gets a more enriching experience in a private school if you're going to drop that kind of cash anyway.

Okay i guess there is no actual law that says after arrival he has to go to a school the very next day or something? Thank you for the effort !!

[Crazy Cat 39,169]

3 minutes ago, Karry said:

Okay i guess there is no actual law that says after arrival he has to go to a school the very next day or something? Thank you for the effort !!

I have done a comprehensive search of Texas truancy laws......I can't find any reference to a time limit for enrolling a new child..........