Okay folks, I'm truly stumped here. I've spent time digging into the Texas laws regarding education. I even have an email out to the Texas Education Agency.

Obviously, a parent is responsible for ensuring their child is educated, there is a public school system available, but is it some requirement or entirely up to me to decide what that curriculum is going to be and where she gets it, as long as it meets the state standard requirements at the ages designated by the state?

The genesis of this is because she's in a Montessori program now - one which is NOT accredited by either of the two organizations in the US. The only regulations that govern this school are the state childcare licensing regulations.

So now that she's school-aged, can she, by law, attend what's more or less a daycare center with a Montessori shingle hung in the yard? And could the STBX call this a "private school"???

I was fine with the place considering she was a pre-schooler (she's attended since Jan. 2002), but now that she's reached 6, I'm thinking it's time we begin looking at the public school system (since we can't afford a genuine accredited "private" school).