Responsibility to Educate Your Child
Guide to Flexibility in Education in Utah
Compulsory Education
Utah Code Truancy -- Notice of truancy -- Failure to cooperate with school authorities (53G-6-203)
Utah Code Individual Freedom In Public Education (HB 427)
Utah Code Compulsory Education (53G-6-202)
Constitutional Law-Religious Liberty (Article I, Section 4)
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
Charter School Options
Charter Schools
Utah State Charter School Board Website
Utah Code Charter School Enrollment
Home Schooling
Home School
You may notify your local school district of residence at any time. This can be by phone, email, or in person.
Districts have local authority over their process in accordance with 53G-6-204.)
Affidavit Model (goes away 5/7/25)
S.B. 56 Home School Amendments
Utah Code 53G-6-204. School-age children exempt from school attendance
Special Education Rules in regard to Home School (see page. 172)
Utah System of Higher Education
Utah Fits All Scholarship
Utah Fits All Scholarship Students must complete a homeschool affidavit
Online Learning Options
Online Education
R277-726 Board Rule Statewide Online Education Program
Statewide Online Education Program
Utah Code-State Online Education (53F-4-5)
Other Alternative Ways to Educate
Accelerated Programs
R277-707 Board Rule Enhancement for Accelerated Students
Adult Education
R277-733: Adult Education Programs
At-Risk
R277-708 Enhancement for At-Risk Students
Dual Enrollment
R277-438 Board Rule Dual Enrollment
Extra-Curricular Involvement
Flexibility in Education
Guide to Education Flexibility in Utah
Work-based Programs
R277-915 Board Rule Work-based Learning Programs