Taking kids out of school to homeschool. What do I need to tell public school when I take kids out.?

Question

Taking kids out of school to homeschool. What do I need to tell public school when I take kids out.?

Answer 1

First of all you have to 'withdraw' them from the school. Go to the school and tell them this, they will give you a form to fill out.

YOu do NOT have to tell them WHY you are taking them out.

Then, find the homeschool rules for your state on your states dept of education website.

Some states mandate you to fill out an 'intent to homeschool' form to give to the superintendents office. In some states, you don't have to do anything.

Every state is different so check the website for state dept of education.

Answer 2

tel them that you feel that the school system is not right for your children, and that you have aready thought about this alot (i hope you have) and that you would like to home school them .

Answer 3

are you trying to make it a secret?

my advice, tell the school what you plan to do, they can most likely help you more than a lot of people here can, as it's their profession.

although, my two cents? don't home school your kids, they need the social aspect. You don't want them to grow up sheltered.

Answer 4

you can tell them the truth. You think it's best for you to teach them.

Answer 5

#1 answer is the answer...............what do you mean?  You DO have to do it legally ya know.  Why would you do that anyway.  I hope you realize that kids need a social life in school IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE also................why are you doing that?

Answer 6

ur taking them out of public skool to homeschool them!

Answer 7

It really depends on your state's laws.  You can find them here:

http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp

Here's some other homeschooling info that may help you:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com

Good luck!

Answer 8

I know you are doing it to protect them but.......... They are not always going to be under your wing and will someday have to learn to socialize and get along and work with the very individulals you are protecting them from.  Its far better for them to learn it at a young age than when they are 20.  Every home schooled kid I know has had a hard time adjusting to life when they went to college or the workforce

Answer 9

Schools  required  the  need  to  know  where  children  will be taken  next  because  of  protecting  abducted  children.

  In  your  case that should not  be  a  problem  if  every thing  matches  whats  on  file  now,  such  as  your ID  , address, health record.,  also  ask  for  all records comcerning  them.  They  may  be  at  a  central  location of  your  area  and  you  would  have  to  go  there  to  pick up.  It will have  any  evaluations  results,  some you may not  even know  about.  I  delt  with  that  when my  son  was  in  special  ed.

Answer 10

hi, I am answering this question on my daughters profile.  I am also homeschooling and it is the best decision I ever made.  I am sorry I didn't do it many years ago.  Before I can help you with your question I need to know the state you are in.  I am in Wisconsin and there are forms that need to be filled out so I am not jailed for my daughter being truant.  My cousin is in Illinois, and their rules are way different.  I actually came on here to ask a question and just happened to find yours.  I don't know if you can repost, if you can't my e-mail is [e-mail].  I love to talk to other home school parents.  Repost I'd love to help.

Answer 11

Most school districts require parents to engage in a official process which certifies or acknowledge a parents desire to home school. This allows the school district to do a number of things (i.e. make record of home schooling for NCLB purposes and district child accounting purposes, ensure that the parent understands the process which includes the benefits and drawbacks to home schooling, provide parents with the understanding of the curriculum, etc).

To answer your question mores specifically most of the time parents need to contact the district office and inform the district office that they desire to home school. Make sure that this is done in writing and that you document who you spoke to and when, you do not want Child Protective Services to be contacted for alleged child neglect.  A copy should be sent to the school to whcih your child/ren attend. Additionally, you don't want to school to fail your child due to their lack of understanding of you home schooling your child.

Good luck with your decision to Home school, it is a challenging endeavor. Make sure that you balance your child's academic preparation with social development. In my years of school district administration, I've seen parents fall short of this and the child hurts. This is not to say that you are that parent. My comments are for other parents who may read my response and who have interest in home schooling. There are millions of parents who have home schooled and their children have been extremely successful. This success I hope for you.

Answer 12

ejays information is right on, please follow your mind to do what you feel is best for you and your family.  By law you have to inform the school because you will be charged with truancy if your child suddenly stops showing up at school.

Answer 13

I feel like I need to teach my kids but not that your a bad teach or anything but I think I am going to teach my kids from now on Thankyou so much for their elarning so far.

Answer 14

Parents should Home School there children!! If one parent can stay home and one parent make the money to support the Household it would be great.Children pay more attention to their parents and training should be an all day & night process.Those who don't have both parents at home must depend on the Education system which won't take the personnel time needed for the training of children.That should be parents responsibility!!

Answer 15

that ur homeschooling them!

good choice i think anyway

I'm home-schooled and love it

I'm very social and have a great best friend I'm in drama and am very happy i don't have to deal with all the extra drama of high school!

plus u know the saying homeschoolers are the cream of the crop

Answer 16

nothing

Answer 17

Maybe tell them that you think you can better educate your children than a collective group of licensed teachers...Unless you have degrees in: English, Social Studies, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Music, Business, Spanish, and Industrial Tech, maybe you should allow your kids to be educated by those that do possess such training-unless you think a workbook can do a better job...If it is the other children in school with which your kids have a problem, take a serious look at using open-enrollment option before you decide to seriously cripple their emotional and social development.

Answer 18

nothing

its none of their business

Answer 19

Check your state laws. The HSLDA link above is a good start, but remember, HSLDA is a lawyers' office. They live to litigate, and make homeschooling sound difficult, and so they sell 'homeschooling insurance' and packaged curriculum. It works for them, it might or might not work for you.

Very few states require that you notify your school district. The state registers you (or not, as the case may be). That doesn't mean that some school person full of his/her own importance doesn't BELIEVE they should be notified. Many people believe they're entitled to things that are not in law. The standard recommendation is, don't talk to them. They will not be 'giving you curriculum', 'discussing the merits of homeschooling' or any of the other things people have suggested, for the simple reason that it's not their province.

You withdraw your kids from public school for private school is the correct analogy. Where they go when they're with a parent is not the concern of the school.

Contacting a good support group in your area (I generally recommend one found here) http://www.uuhomeschool.org/groups.php3

would be a good step, even before you withdraw the kids. Someone directly familier with your laws will be the best guide.

Good luck.

Answer 20

tell them that u want 2 spend more time wit them

Answer 21

Hey, my mom has me homeschooled.

Alls you have to do is go to their school counsler,

which they should have an assigned counsler,

just go to them, and tell them that you want to take

them out of a traditional school [public] and put them

into homeschooling, then she should talk to the schoolboard

and they should give you a call.

Depending on your state, either go to their counsler,

The counsler files all your kids files, from emergency cards,

and etc.

Or go down to the schoolboard.

Best bet is counsler. =]

Answer 22

why would you do that?!

Answer 23

Tell them you are transferring them to another school. That is basically the truth, and they really don't need to know more than that.