For the best information concerning home school law, Bethany Learning Academy utilizes the resources available through the Home School Legal Defense Association. A direct link to Alabama's law as it is listed on the HSLDA's website can be found by clicking here.
- Many church schools require HSLDA membership. Bethany Learning Academy does not require this, however, we do advise that families become HSLDA members. The cost is very affordable. We are researching the group discount availability that saves you even more.
A) § 16-28-3 of the Alabama Code states "Every child between the ages of 7 and 16 shall
be required to attend a public school, private school, church school, or be instructed by a
competent private tutor for the entire length of the school term (180 days) in every scholastic year
except that every child attending a church school as defined in § 16-28-1 is exempt from the
requirements of this section provided such child complies with the enrollment and reporting
procedure specified in § 16-28-7."
B) Definition of a Church School: "Includes only such schools as offer grades K-12, or
any combination thereof including kindergarten, elementary, or secondary level and are operated
as a ministry of a local church, group of churches, denomination, and/or association of churches
on a nonprofit basis which do not receive any state or federal funding." § 16-28-1(2).