Letter of Withdrawal from school

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CT Homeschool Network
PO Box 115
Goshen, CT 06756

How to withdraw your child from school

If you are about to withdraw your child from public school, you need to write a letter of withdrawal to the school superintendent, before you become a homeschooler. In doing so, you break the bond with the school district for your child and they are no longer under the school's jurisdiction.

Here is a sample of what you can write:

"September 1, 3003,

Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. Superintendent,

Effective immediately, I am withdrawing my child, Jane Doe, from the Your Town Public School District.

Sincerely,

Your Name
Your Spouses Name (optional)"

This letter should be delivered in one of two ways. Either hand deliver it to the school superintendent's office, and have them sign and date it, giving you a photocopy, or mail it certified mail, return receipt requested. In doing this, both the school district and the new homeschoolers have documentation that the child is no longer enrolled in a public school system.

No additional information is required.

At this point, the homeschool family has the option of filing a Notice of Intent form. Some choose to; others do not. This is a personal choice. The NOI is part of the Suggested Procedures on Home Instruction.

If you do file the NOI, you should also do a Portfolio Review at the end of the school year.

If you have not filed the NOI, you do not need to participate in a Portfolio Review at the end of the school year.