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Here's my take on how this law should be interpreted:

I agree with FHE and think that we should stick to the more conservative side. Follow the letter of the law and keep our school year July 1 - June 30. I also believe that you should start schooling the children (or keeping records if already schooling) the year in which they turn 7; not wait until the year after.

I understand that HSLDA will be there to represent me if I need them, but why keep a funky school year that will be questioned in the first place?

Anyway, just my take on it. I was just curious what other MO homeschoolers are doing.

I'm still too stupid to see the problem. Only the first year would be calculated from January to June 30. And 1000 hours isn't that hard for a zealous 1st year homeschooler. (We did it.) After that, your 1000 hours would be calculated each year between the total of July 1 through November and January through June 30.

Nonetheless, I couldn't agree more with you that it is easier to just start the school year soon after July.

No, I have never homeschooled in Missouri, but so far, I haven't run across a state statute that we weren't complying with anyway including Missouri's. I'm sure there might be one somewhere.

Hi I'm new here but thought i would comment,

I have been following the guideline verbatim and running our school year from July 1st to June 30th.
It makes everything much easier to manage, and you are free to take time out whenever you want or need as long as you are able to meet the required hours etc.

I thought it was clear enough when it said BEGINNING "July 1 and ENDING June 30th, BUT~ Who in the heck wants to homeschool ALL YEAR? I will stay with in the specified year, but surely we are allowed to do the public school schedule! Around August 18 and ending somewhere in the end of May? Are We Not??? Now's a fine time for me to be asking!