Ohio home education notification process

I am not an expert, nor a lawyer, but I do understand the importance of knowing our rights and responsibilities. In my opinion, the right to home educate a child is a fundamental right (natural or God-given). Still, we need to know what the laws say about home education in our state so that we can make informed choices. In my opinion, this is a good place to start out when you are just beginning to homeschool. Why?

We need to know the laws so that we understand how we are to obey them, or what the consequences might be if we do not.
We need to know the laws as well, if not better than local school officials so that if they ask more than the law requires, we can point to the law and protect our rights.
Laws are written in a manner that is not always accessible to citizens, but don’t let that stop you. They are still written in English and once you get beyond the legislative jargon, you understand what is being said.

With that disclaimer on the importance of knowing the law, I’d like to share this brief podcast with you on the home education notification process in Ohio.

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Thanks for listening.

You can read a copy of our code at the Ohio Home Educationa Network site.

3301-34 Department of Education
Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 3301-34
Excuses from Compulsory Attendance for Home Education
Promulgated pursuant to Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 119 here.

You can find some of the forms you might want to use there as well:

Notification form

Academic Assessment – Written Narrative

Academic Assessment – Achievement Testing

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