Any parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age may place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction in adherence to all provisions within Iowa Code chapter 299A. This includes any child identified as requiring special education under Iowa Code chapter 256B. If a child's performance indicates a need for special education, the child will be referred and evaluated as indicated in Iowa Code section 299A.9.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-31.1