R.J.
I have some e-friends who HS in SC... It's very easy IF you register with a homeschool organization. SC has 3 different options when it comes to HS'ing. The one you're talking about with gestapo supervision and testing and 30 days compliance rules is the "crazy" one (icky).
http://www.carolinahomeschooler.com/ is one of several options as far as registering, but they have tons of info on their page (and great trips!!!, many of us from out of state link up with them on their big fieldtrips)
Here's the quick summary from Anne Zeisse... for more detail, check out carolinahomeschooler.
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Compulsory attendance - Between 5 and 17 years of age.
Parents must have at least a high school diploma or GED.
Parents need only test if they are homeschooling under local school district supervision. Those homeschooling with a homeschool association need not test.
180 instructional days per year, each at least four and one-half hours long.
Curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the basic instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies and in grades seven through twelve, composition and literature.
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