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Legislative Alert 2/15/2023

Legislative Alert 2/15/2023

by CHEWV | Feb 16, 2023 | Legislative, News

A new bill related to homeschooling suddenly emerged this week at the WV State Legislature. HB 3408 was introduced in the House of Delegates on Monday and was quickly approved by the House Education Committee on Wednesday.  The bill’s primary purpose is to consolidate...
About the Homeschool “Exemption”

About the Homeschool “Exemption”

by CHEWV | Feb 16, 2023 | Articles, Legislative, WV Law

If you’ve attended CHEWV’s Homeschooling 101 classes, you’ve heard us emphasize something: WV homeschool law 18-8-1(c)(2) is an exemption to WV’s compulsory attendance law. WV children who turn 6 before July 1st of any calendar year are required to attend public...
Elections, Legislative Sessions, & Other Civics Topics

Elections, Legislative Sessions, & Other Civics Topics

by CHEWV | Nov 10, 2022 | Articles, Legislative

In this brief piece we introduce important, inspiring, and easy-to-implement ideas. Most homeschoolers know that new legislation can affect educational freedom tremendously. After all, we gained the right to homeschool through valiant legislative effort back in 1986. ...
Legislative Update February 8, 2022

Legislative Update February 8, 2022

by CHEWV | Feb 8, 2022 | Legislative, News

A new Senate bill, SB541, would require submission of first year assessments without any further submissions if acceptable progress is achieved.  Appearing on the Senate Education Committee’s agenda for today, February 8th, watch for updates on CHEWV’s Facebook...
Legislative Update January 2022

Legislative Update January 2022

by CHEWV | Jan 28, 2022 | Legislative, News, Uncategorized

A couple weeks into the 2022 WV Regular Legislative Session, several bills have been introduced that may be of interest to homeschooling families. Click on the link below to find a current summary. 1:26:2022 Legislative...
Public School Re-Entry

Public School Re-Entry

by CHEWV | Aug 19, 2021 | Legislative, News

A new law, HB2785, passed in the 2021 session and effective last month, affects homeschooled students who are returning to public school. The latter part of section (e) states, “A transcript or other credential provided by a public school program, private school...
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    Hope Students and Test Scores

    Hope Students and Test Scores

    Feb 12, 2026

    We are asked frequently about test score reports for Hope Scholarship recipients and are happy to help clarify! In the early days of the Hope Scholarship program, CHEWV (and others) were informed by the state BOE that Hope students may only submit publisher score...

    2026 WV Legislative Session: Homeschool Related Bills

    2026 WV Legislative Session: Homeschool Related Bills

    Feb 12, 2026

    Several homeschool related bills have been introduced in the 2026 legislative session. As of today, only two (HB 4062 and 5053) have been taken up in committee for discussion. CHEWV is providing this list to keep you informed. We will provide additional information if...

    ALERT: HB 5053 Being Taken Up in Subcommittee

    ALERT: HB 5053 Being Taken Up in Subcommittee

    Feb 12, 2026

    HB 5053 is scheduled to be taken up by the WV House Public Education subcommittee on Thursday, February 12, at 1:00 PM. The bill seeks to create a 90 day waiting period to withdraw to homeschool if a student is involved in any truancy proceeding or...

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