how do i get my child out of public school and into homeschool?

Question

can i take my child out of school now or next year

Answer 1

The rules in every state and country are different. If you are in the US, go to this link and click on your state. It will tell you what you need to do: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.asp

Some states are very easy - you just notify the school district that you're pulling your child, and start homeschooling. (The law may say that no notification is necessary, but many districts are cracking down on truancy. You don't need their permission in many cases, but notifying them will keep the truancy officer off your doorstep.)

In a couple of states, you need prior permission (I think it's 14 days prior in those states) before formally beginning to homeschool, and in some you need to notify the district or the state board of ed within 7-14 days of beginning to homeschool. The above link should tell you everything you need to know.

If you are in the US, you can take your child out at any time. You do not need to wait to withdraw your child (unless you have a 14-day notification period).

If you are not in the US, click on this link and then click on your country. It will either give you the laws for your country or direct you to where they can be found and what steps to take to legally homeschool: http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/default.asp

There are also many curriculum choices to be made; if you need help with any of these, please let us know how old your child(ren) is (are), and what emphasis you'd like to go with (literature based, Christian/secular, taught by DVD/CDRom, etc.) and we'd be glad to help!

Good luck :-) hope that helps!

Answer 2

I think the benefits(and any drawbacks) are different with each child. My 3 year old loves people. Anyone, everyone. She loves to talk with people. She would like that aspect of school, but I am not sure she will be able to control WHEN you can talk for some time. My little one, is quite shy, and would benefit from the'forced' social setting a bit. However, we keep ourselves social and busy with others, so that benefit can be met at home as well. I am just the one that has to make it happen. I am sure there are others, however, I am not part of the public school system and haven't been for sometime. What ever they may be, can't outweigh the reasons I chose to homeschool though.

Answer 3

Do not listen to some of the morons who said some stupid answer to wait till next year !!! If you feel its the right thing to do - you do it NOW !!! I am doing the exact same thing with my child as we speak. They were in public school since September and now after Christmas break, they won't be going back. Just send a letter to the school, and the school district letting them know (no details, just 'my child will not be attending this school anymore as we are home schooling'). Then the school district will send you a letter stating that they will want you to let them know what curriculum you are going to be using....this of course depends on what state you live in. In some states, you do not even have to notify anyone at all that you have decided to home school. Go to hslda website, pull up the map of the states, and see what the laws are....Definitely take your child out now, do not wait. It's the right thing to do !!! Read John Taylor Gatto's book 'Dumbing us down' go to amazon.com you can order it...also read: "The Harsh Truth About Public Schools" by Bruce N. Shortt (also available at amazon and WorldNetDaily.com)

Answer 4

You have the absolute right to take your child out of public school at any time. You just need to make sure that after you do you take care of any necessary legalities. You can check my website for more info on homeschooling at homeschoolersconnection.com
Mama "B"

Answer 5

You can take your child out any time, but you must check your states homeschooling laws first and abide by them.

Don't trust the school or district right off; sometimes they are knowledgable and helpful to homeschoolers, sometimes they are not, they may try to discourage you or put up some of the more poor arguments against homeschooling such as socialization concerns and your lack teaching expertise. Sometimes they are unclear on the laws themselves, or interpret them in their own ways, or twist them a little.

Answer 6

Do not contact the local school district! They often do not know what you need to do, but that won't stop them from giving you misinformation. The very first thing you need to do is go to www.hslda.org and look up the laws in your state. You have the right to educate your own offspring as you see fit. Here in KY, all you need is a letter and a couple weeks notice to the school board.
Good luck to you and your family. Homeschooling is an adventure!

Answer 7

Unfortunately the state does not consider your child to be "your" child; the government / state made claim to your child when your child was made a birth certificate and it was filed with Vital Statistics., in other words.. the birth certificate is really an I.O.U. or a Writ of Dept.
The government / state claims that anyone with a birth certificate is in debt to the government / state.

I extremely suggest contacting someone that is currently home-schooling their children successfully in your area, they will more than happy to show you the ropes because they want more children to be home schooled.

Many church members home school their children, so check with local churches, many parents plan together and some parents teach different classes so that the home schooled children can still have socialization with others their age and obtain classes taught by parents that may have been educated in specialized fields that they can teach classes in.

Important:
Be very careful of those busy bodies that oppose home-schooling because they will try to cause trouble for you and probably call CPS to have your children abducted from you, CPS does not care about the welfare of children; they only care about how much money they can make from abducting and imprisoning children.

I am a single father that raised and educated my two sons alone, you cannot imagine all the emotional pain and opposition my sons and I went through from the public school system and the corrupt CPS.

Answer 8

You can pull them when ever you want! Before you run down there though you need to check the laws in your state www.hslda.org is a good place to start. Do what it says to do then pull the kids! You also need to start looking into a circullium for them. If you can borrow one so that you don't have to wait for it to be shipped. You should be able to pull them at any time of the year. We pulled ours out at Christmas last year!

Answer 9

Here's how:

1. Become ignorant or really religious
2. Have a child.
3. Make irrational decisions.

Answer 10

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