Will public schools allow homeschool students back into public school ?
Again, the answer to this question depends upon the local school district. Montana law (20-5-110 MCA) states: “School district assessment for placement of a child who enrolls from a nonaccredited, nonpublic school. The trustees of a school district shall: (1) adopt a district policy on assessment for placement of any child who enrolls in a school of the district and whose previous place of instruction was a nonpublic school that is not accredited;”. That means that every school district must adopt some form of re-entry policy. There are some school districts in Montana that have adopted tough policies. As an example, several districts will not allow a senior level non-public school student to re-enter as a senior. Even though they would do very well with other students of a similar age, the school district requires them to start completely over in 9th grade and attend all 9th, 10th and 11th grade classes, and then they are allowed to finish high school and receive a diploma. Other dist
