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| May a Grandmother Homeschool? | A grandmother may certainly homeschool her grandchildren. For this reason a grandfather, aunt, uncle, or older sibling, only as the parents or legal guardians may have set up a legal homeschool according to the laws of their state.
Parents can address, to use a business term, to any others that they wish to help educate their children. Many address to the public school system or private schools, and many pay for sports coaching or a music teacher and such when these lessons are beyond what they can offer at home. This kind of activities has never been regulated.
As a grandparent you have the legal guardianship of your grandchild, and then just follow your state laws. When you don’t, then the child's parents need to set up a legal homeschool. A good idea for you is to read and know the laws so that you know what requirements of the law you can help fulfill, but ultimately, it will be up to the parents to see that the laws are obeyed. Being on your state homeschool laws, you'll better understand why your adult child is asking you to document your educational activities and such.
There are some typical examples
• Parents and Grandparents Live in the Same School District
When the parents work, they drop the grandchild off each working day for grandmother to homeschool the child. Usually a child will be picked up each evening. The grandparents don’t take money to homeschool, only to have their expenses reimbursed.
Make sure with your state law if it asks to know about any additional instructors. Since some states, such as California, have room on their form to list others. If it would not be necessary to fill out this section for occasional instruction by another, if a grandparent were going to be the primary instructor, and the school district was not known to be particularly homeschool-friendly, then add the grandparent as an instructor. But if your state doesn't ask, don't volunteer it.
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