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Unschooling in Rhode Island?

Help please! My family and I are considering a move to Rhode Island. We unschool our son in Florida right now but are concerned about the strict homeschooling laws in RI. Is it possible to unschool in RI? If so, how have you all gone about it? Are there umbrella schools up there? Any and all info is greatly appreciated :)

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Permalink Reply by Joyce Fetteroll on October 27, 2009 at 9:51am: In Rhode Island? I think your source was wrong. (If it was HSLDA, they make every state look hard!) Looks like the most onerous requirement is keeping attendance, though apparently they can ask for assessment. If no one here says anything, try:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOSinformation/ (Secular in the Ocean State)
http://learninks.org/livinglearning/homeschooling/support.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LEAF-Network/ (LEAF Network that includes homeschoolers from RI)

There's a summary of the laws here:
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blRI.htm; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bree on October 27, 2009 at 12:01pm: Thank you! I will check them all out:)

Joyce Fetteroll said:
In Rhode Island? I think your source was wrong. (If it was HSLDA, they make every state look hard!) Looks like the most onerous requirement is keeping attendance, though apparently they can ask for assessment. If no one here says anything, try:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOSinformation/ (Secular in the Ocean State)
http://learninks.org/livinglearning/homeschooling/support.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LEAF-Network/ (LEAF Network that includes homeschoolers from RI)

There's a summary of the laws here:
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blRI.htm; ▶ Reply to This