Can you pull your child out of school shrtly after an IEP was created?

Question

I feel like I need to home school, but my son has an IEP, does he have to stick with it the rest of year, or can I see about home schooling?

Answer 1

Certainly - however there may be things in the IEP or classes or sections of his day that might still be available to him.  For example if he qualifies for Speech services - arrangements could be made to have him attend school for that portion of the day.  Or for Adapted PE instruction.  If he has goals in those specialized areas - schools will typically continue to provide those services in school but also typically you would probably need to provide transportation should you choose to have your child participate.

Answer 2

Yes it is YOUR decision, and NOT the schools. He is YOUR child, not THEIRS.

MANY MANY people take their kids out of public school to do homeschool because the school does not help the child even with an IEP.

Homeschooling is the best thing I ever did for my child.

Check with your state dept of education about if schools are to help special ed kids even though they homeschool.  Some do and some don't.

More often than not, schools don't help kids with special ed whether they are in school or homeschool.

Answer 3

Each state has different rules & regulations regarding home schooling.  You might want to search to see if there is a home school support network in your area or state -- they could probably advise you best on this.

Also, is there anything on the IEP that addresses this issue?

Best wishes with whatever you do.

Answer 4

Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, and you can pull your child out any time, for any reason.  In most states, you don't need prior permission - you just notify the school district and start homeschooling, whether there's an IEP in place or not.

Here's a site that will tell you the homeschooling regs in your state; just click on your state, and on the next page in the upper right hand corner, there will be a link that says something about "Homeschool Laws in your State".  http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.as...

Hope that helps!

Edit - very few states require that you have any sort of a supervisor; testing is about half and half, but any accomodations necessary will be given to him, the same as if he were in public school.  Even the strictest states only require you to test in certain grades and show a portfolio of his work to an evaluator once or twice a year.  I don't know of any states that will require you to hold to his IEP, though obviously you would want to stick with what's working for him.

Answer 5

You can pull your child out of school anytime you want.

Answer 6

I am not sure what your sons IEP addresses, but if your son needs socialization skills it is very important he be with his peers.  Is there a reason you are wanting to remove him from the school since his IEP?  Do you not agree with the IEP?? If that is the case, you do NOT have to accept the IEP that has been developed. You can call another meeting to review the IEP if you desire.

Answer 7

I doubt your child has to stay in school, But strongly consider the pros and cons.  Home-schooling may take him away from some of the problems and distraction so he can focus on work.  Keep in mind, teachers now are equipped to handle problems with students and have the training to overcome and make forward progress.  This is why they have the IEP.  Your student will now get more individualized teaching to better suit his needs.  Lets not forget the benefits of the social aspect of having friends and interacting with society.  Good luck!

Answer 8

I pulled two kids with IEPs out of public school, so YES, it can be done! Visit www.hslda.org for more info about your state, as they all have differing requirements.

I wrote a letter, even though our state does not require notification, stating that I recognized the IEP as a legal document, I was releasing the state from their legal requirement to provide services for my child and that services would no longer be required.

According to federal law, IDEA, schools DO NOT have to provide services for children who are voluntarily pulled from a school. You could ask, but in my experience the therapies received from schools are very little help when compared to private services, and most schools will not provide services because they are not receiving funding as your child is not a registered student.

Homeschooling my children came after I realized that most teachers do NOT have additional training that helps with disabled children. Because I understand my child and have great empathy for her, I was much more qualified to assist her educational and vocational needs. It has been a LOT of work. I have figured out the best educational processes, I search continuously for books and games that will help her learn, our days are full of the vocational and life skills training that she will need. It has been amazing, though, and we all love it. My kids are happier, I'm happier, we're all more relaxed and they are actually learning much more at home than they did at school (my daughter was three grades behind, and I caught her up in less than four months. Hello!)

Good luck with your choice.

Answer 9

You can pull your son out and homeschool anytime you want. I made up my own IEP for my daughter. The IEP is just for the school to follow and keep track of improvement. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't homeschool. My daughter was considered mentally retarded and unable to learn by the school system. She is now 10, in the 4th grade, and up to standard as other 4th graders. I pulled her out in 3rd and homeschooled the rest of 3rd and redid 3rd the next year and now we are in 4th. Go for it ... noone knows your child like you do.

Oh I see social issues are brought up... let me tell you that unless you plan on keeping your child locked up in the basement then I wouldn't worry about that either. You will still do the after school things you do now so what is the difference? Oh, that your child will have one on one and thrive in the new environment. The school gets so much money for each child.

Answer 10

you can pull your child out to homeschool and refuse the IEP.  There's a space on the signature page where you can refuse services.  Just call another IEP meeting and refuse the services you don't want, and sign in the right spot.  You may also be able to simply withdraw your child, it's just like he's transfering to another school, except it's at home!  No fuss.

Answer 11

Most states will require that you have a supervisor with a degree in education to oversee your curriculum and you will need someone to test your child when you homeschool. Are you prepared to put in four to six hours each day with your child to educate him?.  Why would you want to do away with your child's needed help which the IEP will provide?  If your child did not need the help, he would not have been diagnosed with a learning disability.  Your child will need to stick with the IEP for as long as it takes to give him the skills needed to adapt to learning.

Answer 12

you can home school your child but you will have to follow the goals and objectives on the iep. you can also change the iep if there are things you feel need changing in order to best help your child. to change an iep you need to request it in writing and give to your childs current school. they must hold the meeting 30 days from the date of the letter. in some cases the school district will pay for extracurricular activities such as swimming or dance.

Answer 13

You can choose to homeschool a child at any time during the school year, so if you make the decision to start now there is no problem.  However, be sure the check the rules for your state (Home School Defense League has a good, easy to understand guide for each state).  You will also need to see if your state will allow your child to continue to recieve any of the additional services he may be getting under his IEP..speech, PT, OT, etc....if you decide to homeschool.  In many states, once you dis-enroll from the public school system, the child is no longer eligable to recieve these services.  If your child needs these services as part of his education process or to treat whatever disability he may have, you would then have to find private providers and either have if paid by insurance (if they cover it) or pay out of pocket.  You may want to contact your insurance company as well before you make the final choice, to see what will and won't be covered.

As both the parent of a child on an IEP and in a special ed class (my son has autism) and a homeschooler (for my 13 yr. old who has learning disabilities) I often urge parents of special needs children to get all the facts on homeschooling before they make the choice.  In most cases, removing the child from school and then trying to bring them back after several months if it doesn't work out can be tough on the kids and challanging..you would have to begin the IEP process, possibly including eval and a temp placement, all over again.  Get all the information you can and then make a choice.