From staff reports

The deadline for homeschool students to file paperwork with the Mississippi Department of Education is Sept. 15.

Parents of children in a homeschool program must complete a Certificate of Enrollment card and provide a description of the curriculum that will be followed.

The information must be submitted to the Department of Education’s local School Attendance Office, located at 689 Mississippi 27.

State law says children who have reached age 6 and have not exceeded age 17 by Sept. 1 must be enrolled in a public or private school. Children who are or will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 and have enrolled in a full-day public kindergarten fall under the Compulsory School Attendance Law.

For more information, call the local School Attendance Office at 601-631-8805.