The right to home school is protected by the Oklahoma constitution. It states that students must be educated in public school, "unless other means of education are provided." Homeschooling is not to be used as an excuse for truancy or nonattendance of school without another educational plan in place.
Oklahoma requires that its public schools be in session for 175 instructional days per year but does not require the same schedule of homeschoolers. In general, homeschoolers should keep a record of each child's academic progress for at least 175 days during the school year.
According to HERO of Oklahoma, homeschoolers should teach subjects equal to public schools, including those according to the Oklahoma Statute for public school learning, like "reading, English and writing, the use of numbers and science," and "the teaching of citizenship in the United States, in Oklahoma and in other countries." Homeschooling families are not required to have a formal education or curriculum plan prior to beginning homeschooling.
Students who have official records of being homeschooled cannot be detained on suspicion of truancy. Keeping records that show academic progress and the school schedule for each day or week of the school year can help to prove that parents are educating their children in accordance with the law, though they are not required by law for homeschooling in Oklahoma.