________________
To: ________________
I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of Ohio.
Please send me a copy of my child's school records.
Thank you.
SignatureDate
Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Ohio
How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Ohio, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.
- Ohio law
- This year's checklist
- Letter of intent
- Withdrawing from school
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Ohio's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
Step by step
- Before your child's last day, do what Ohio asks of a new homeschool. Within 5 calendar days of starting, moving into a new district, or withdrawing: Send a notice to the superintendent of your school district of residence. Within 14 days of your notice: The superintendent must acknowledge your notice in writing. Keep it. Fill in the Ohio letter of intent.Source: Ohio Revised Code 3321.042 (home education)
- Tell the school. We did not find a Ohio rule on how to tell the school. A short dated letter, with a copy kept, gives you a record of the day your child left.
- Ask for your child's records (report cards, test results, any evaluations or plans) so you know where your child stands. Good practice, not a legal step.
- If your child has an IEP or a 504 plan, ask the district before you leave what, if anything, it offers homeschooled students, and get a copy of the plan. Good practice, not a legal step.
- Keep copies of everything you send and anything you get back, with the dates. Good practice, not a legal step.
- Start your records on day one. The home education section does not require you to keep records. The yearly notice to the superintendent is the paperwork it asks for. The department says to keep the superintendent's written acknowledgement of the notice for the final year of home education to go with a home education diploma for employment or college.Source: Ohio Revised Code 3321.042 (home education)
What Ohio's law or education agency says about leaving school
The notice is due within five calendar days after withdrawing a child from a public or nonpublic school. The department says failing to notify the district may result in truancy.
A letter to the school
Fill this in and print it. It tells the school your child is leaving to be taught at home and asks for the records. It is not the state's notice; that is the letter of intent.
Your letter
Keep a copy with the date you handed it in or mailed it.
Where this comes from
- Ohio Revised Code 3321.042 (home education) (the law)
- Ohio Revised Code 3321.01 (compulsory school age) (the law)
- Ohio Revised Code 3313.5312 (extracurricular access) (the law)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Home Schooling (state agency)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: EdChoice Scholarship (state agency)
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Home Education Fact Sheet (PDF) (state agency)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Ohio; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.