According to the law, as it is currently written, a student must have a high school diploma to apply for his driver's license or at least be working toward that goal in order to get a driver's license.

Please refer to the front-page article in the Sept./Oct. '98 issue of the NCHE Greenhouse Report called "New Driver's Law: First Change in Home School Law in Ten Years". This is a comprehensive article written by Phil Ruckle, who is NCHE's new Legislative Vice President.

A copy of the summary of this law and its requirements, as published by the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education, has been included in this newsletter for your convenience.

We recommend that you file the NCHE article and the DNPE summary printed here for future reference as your children approach the age where this will concern your family. We will try to keep you updated on any changes.