How to Withdraw From Public School in Georgia

How withdrawal works in Georgia

Step by step

1. 1

   Confirm your child is currently enrolled

   This guide is for moving a currently enrolled student to homeschooling. If your child has never attended public school in Georgia (a kindergartner you're starting at home, for example), there's usually nothing to withdraw from. A quick call to the school confirms their status.

2. 2

   Send a written withdrawal letter to the school

   The path out of public school in Georgia routes through the state rather than the local district. After a written withdrawal to the current school, families file a state-level notice of intent before instruction starts at home. Homeschool Fox can draft the withdrawal letter for you. It fills in the student, district, and date fields automatically.

   Get the free Georgia withdrawal letter
3. 3

   File your notice of intent

   Yes, Georgia requires you to file notice of your intent to homeschool. You must notify the state Department of Education. The notice is filed again each school year.

4. 4

   Keep dated copies for your records

   Save a copy of the withdrawal letter and anything you file, noting the date you sent it. If the district ever asks about attendance, dated proof that you withdrew on time is what closes the question.

5. 5

   Set up your homeschool

   With the withdrawal handled, the rest is starting your homeschool: planning subjects, setting an hours or days target, and keeping records. The Georgia homeschool guide covers what the law asks for from here.

   Read the Georgia homeschool guide

Withdrawing for the first time? The guide to withdrawing from public school covers the records request and mid-year timing in any state.

Free Georgia printables

Three ready-to-use PDFs for Georgia homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Georgia

The records Georgia asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 810-hour goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records Georgia asks you to keep
• Standardized testing
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

More Georgia guides

• Georgia Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• Homeschooling High School in Georgia Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in Georgia What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• Moving to Georgia What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Georgia Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Hours Required in Georgia The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in Georgia The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Georgia Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Homeschool Testing in Georgia What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.
• ESA & School Choice in Georgia Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.