The right to education in hospital and home schooling: conceptual and legal concerns

This study is about the right to hospital and homeschooling to students who are not able to attend school for health treatment reasons, discussed and analyzed from the  perspective in accordance with the legislation in force. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main documents that regulate hospital and home schooling in Brazil, based on the concepts that set forth the right to basic and compulsory education. Although it is a consolidated area of knowledge, reflecting on the implications of educational policies to guarantee or not access to school is crucial for this social demand. The methodology of this research is based on a documental and bibliographic research to establish the necessary legal and conceptual bases to analyze the theme. The analyses of the results indicate the importance of actions aimed at guaranteeing the continuity of the schooling process carried out in hospital and home environments, since it is understood that confront the disease cannot impede access to education, which is subjective public, fundamental and constitutional right from the inclusive perspective.