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Laws and Regulations - Puerto Rico
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Welcome to homeschooling in Puerto Rico! We encourage you to discuss the laws and regulations regarding home education with other homeschoolers who live in your state, and especially with those who are knowledgeable about the homeschooling climate in your local community.
Homeschooling laws and regulations vary from state to state; there is no federal authority for all laws and regulations which can affect homeschooling.
Each parent who chooses to homeschool their children in Puerto Rico takes on a responsibility to familiarize themselves with the specific laws and regulations which affect homeschooling families in their state.
There are many good resources for help, beginning with the homeschool support groups, organizations, listservs, websites and helpful individuals. To find out more visit the Support Groups section of this web site.
Please Note: This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed for informational purposes only. For more information about the laws and regulations in this state please contact a state or local support group.
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Puerto Rico falls
under the jurisdiction of the US Constitution.
The
right to home school is a constitutionally protected
right which is guaranteed to parents under the 14th
Amendment. (Liberty Clause). If you are home schooling
with a truly religious conviction, then you are also
protected under the 1st Amendment. (Free Exercise Clause).
Although
not specifically stated, homeschoolers are considered
NON-GOVERNMENTAL SCHOOLS as defined in the Puerto Rico
Constitution, Article 2, section 5. No notification
of or permission request to home school to the Department
of Education or any other official entity is necessary.
For
more information, contact:
T'CHERs (The Caribbean
Center of Home Ed. Resources) www.tchers.net
Todo puertorrique–o,
ciudadano americano, est‡ protegido por las garant’as
constitucionales de los Estados Unidos.
Por
lo tanto, derecho a educar a los hijos en el hogar es
un derecho protegido por la Decimocuarta Enmienda (Derecho
de Libertad). Si la educaci—n en el hogar est‡ arraigada
en principios religiosos y/o morales, tambiŽn se extiende
la garant’a constitucional de la Primera Enmienda (Libertad
de Culto).
El derecho a la educaci—n en el hogar
est‡ protegido en Puerto Rico por el art’culo II, Secci—n
5 de nuestra constituci—n. EntiŽndase que, por lo tanto,
aunque no se refiere especificamente, cada hogar-escuela
es una escuela no-gubernamental. La educaci—n en el
hogar no requiere notificaci—n al, ni permiso del Departamento
de Educaci—n, ni de ninguna otra entidad gubernamental.
Para
mas informaci—n:
T'CHERs (The Caribbean Center of
Home Education Resources) www.tchers.net
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