What do you write on a letter to homeschool?

Question

I am wondering what to write for the school as a request to home school...

What did you write and include?

Do you have to include the state laws?

Maybe a sample letter would help.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Here's a sample letter for CO that may help:

http://www.chec.org/downloads/SampleNoti...

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you letting your current school know that you are homeschooled, or do you just want to get homeschooled? Either way, go to your state's department of education, like if I lived in florida I would go to google and type in 'Florida Department of Education'. Then look for a link that says 'Homeschooling' or 'Home Education'. You might have to search around a bit. If you don't find anything on the website for some reason, go to google and put in '(your states goes here) home education' and see what comes up.

Anyway, once you find that homeschooling page, there should be FAQs and links to forms. You must fill out something called 'Homeschool Letter of Intent' where you fill out your address, etc. The website should give you info on where to send the document. Once the intent is in, you will get mailed information on what checkups or testing you need a year, other homeschoolers in your area, etc.

If you're talking about giving a letter to a school, you really don't have to. First, you get the homeschooling intent filled out and sent in. Then you go to your child's school and you withdraw him/her from school. On the withdrawal form, where it says 'reason for leaving' you can put 'decided to homeschool.' Once the student has been successfully withdrawn you can start homeschooling.

Answer 3

First of all, you need to check out your state laws to determine what needs to be included in the letter. HSLDA.org is a good reference for this. Just find your state and read your options.

Usually you write the letter to the state or county board of education, not the school. And usually you aren't requesting permission to homeschool, but rather informing them that you ARE going to homemschool. This could be different in your state though so check to be sure. No, of course you dont have to include the state laws because the department of education SHOULD already know them, having done quite a bit to create them and all.

*** That's what I said. You don't write to the public school itself, but to the board. The department. Some states want you to write ot the state DOE. Others just want you to contact the county/district DOE.

Answer 4

Depends on where you live.

I just wrote that as per state law, I was pulling my children from school as of May 1st 2004.

Other states require a list of curricula and may have specific paperwork to fill out.

Answer 5

Except in a couple of states, you do not need permission to homeschool.  The parents of the student do need to formally withdraw the student from public or private school, but that's basically just so that a truancy officer doesn't show up on your doorstep.

Each state has their own laws and regulations; in some states you need to get prior permission (just a couple), in some you need to notify the Board of Ed or the superintendent, and in some you just simply pull your child out of school and start in.  If you could let us know which state you live in, we could give you better details.