POWELL — As the school year picks up pace, public school officials and homeschooling families are working out what changes to state law mean for them.

A handful of education-related bills were passed during this year’s legislative session that tackled a variety of topics, including school choice. One such bill, the Homeschool Freedom Act, eliminates the need for homeschool families to submit their curriculum to their school district under existing compulsory attendance law.

The result is confusion and some difference of opinion over whether parents are required to notify school districts of their intent to homeschool.

The bill became law July 1.

“I 100%, and our district 100%, supported the bill that removed the requirement for homeschool parents to (submit curriculum),” said Jay Curti

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