Trust Center

Homeschool compliance is legal information that families depend on. We treat accuracy as a product feature, not a nice-to-have. This page shows exactly how we build and maintain trust in our data.

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states verified

2,500

claims verified

913

sources linked

777

sources monitored

How we verify

Every compliance claim on this site traces back to a primary legal source. We follow a five-step process:

Read the statute. We start with the official state legislature codifier, not summaries or secondary sources.
Cross-reference. Each state’s data is checked against the DOE page and independent sources (HSLDA, state homeschool organizations). Individual claims are backed by statute citations in the claim registry.
Classify. Legal requirements are separated from practical guidance. Each claim is tagged with its authority level (statute, regulation, case law, agency guidance) and certainty level.
Monitor. We check DOE pages, form URLs, and source statute hashes twice weekly for content changes. When a source changes, affected claims are automatically flagged for re-verification.
Correct publicly. Every correction is documented in our public changelog with the source that backs the fix.

Authority hierarchy

When sources disagree, we resolve conflicts using a clear hierarchy:

Statute and controlling case law are co-equal primary authorities.
Regulations control where the statute delegates authority to an agency.
Official agency guidance (DOE pages, forms) describes implementation but cannot create requirements beyond the law.
Secondary sources (HSLDA, state orgs) are useful for discovery but never stand alone as backing for a compliance claim.

When resolution is unclear, we label the issue as ambiguous rather than presenting a genuinely uncertain legal question as if it has a definitive answer.

How we monitor for changes

Homeschool laws change. Legislatures amend statutes, agencies update guidance, courts issue new rulings. Our monitoring system watches for these changes:

DOE page monitoring

Twice weekly

We fetch every state's DOE homeschool page and compare content hashes. Changes trigger automatic review.

Statute URL checks

Twice weekly

777 source URLs are baselined with content hashes. When statute text changes, affected claims are automatically flagged for re-verification.

Form URL health

Twice weekly

All form, DOE, and statute URLs are checked for accessibility. Broken links trigger alerts.

Claim auto-downgrade

Automatic

When a monitored source changes, every claim backed by that source is automatically downgraded from verified to in-review until re-verified.

Correction policy

No database is perfect. When we find an error, or you tell us about one, we fix it, document the correction, and update the affected state page. We maintain a public correction log recording what was wrong, what it was changed to, and which source backs the fix.

We do not quietly fix errors. Every correction is public because families who read the old data deserve to know it changed.

We show our sources

We link to every source we use: the statute, the DOE page, the state homeschool organization. They’re on your state’s page under “Your independent resources.” If you want to read the same law we read, it’s right there.

Every state page shows when it was last verified and which statute it was verified against. Click “See sources” on any requirement to see the specific claims, authority levels, and linked source citations behind it.

What HomeschoolLeap is not

We are not a law firm. This is not legal advice.
We do not collect data about your children beyond what’s needed to generate your documents.
We do not share your information with school districts, governments, or anyone else. See our Privacy Policy.

Known limitations

Local variation. States like Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont delegate significant authority to local school committees. We have district-level data for CT, MA, NY, and PA, and document local variation patterns for additional states, but coverage does not include every district in every state.
Legislative lag. We track homeschool-related legislation across all 50 states using automated bill monitoring, but a new law can take effect between checks. Signed bills are flagged for review, though there may be a delay before updated data appears on the site.
Not legal advice. This site provides legal information, not legal advice. For questions about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney or your state homeschool organization.

Found something wrong?

If you spot an error, a wrong statute citation, an outdated requirement, a claim that doesn’t match what your state law says, we want to know. Every correction makes this site more reliable for the next family.

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