Beginning July 1, 2012 and continuing with the 2012-2013 year, parents who homeschool will need to send their Letter of Intent to Homeschool AND a yearly attendance form to the State Department of Education - not to the local school superintendent.

Is Georgia Virtual Academy a Home Study Program as Defined by Georgia Law?....NO!

Unfortunately, each year many local school districts overstep their authority and demand more than Georgia home study law requires with regard to Declarations of Intent...

HB 376 took effect July 1, 2006, allowing the primary teacher in a home study program to be excused from jury duty under certain conditions...

HEIR has received reports from many DeKalb County home educators notifying us of DeKalb's use of home study reporting forms that ask for information in excess of that allowed by our home study law. Read a summary of the communication that HEIR has had with DeKalb County Schools and learn what you should do in response to this and similar requests.

Cobb County's Declaration of Intent wrongly states that the 12-month year you elect to homeschool must run from September 1st to August 31st...

Georgia students, including homeschoolers, are no longer allowed to drive if they don't remain in school until they're 18. Because of the universal desire and often the genuine need among students to drive, this new law has effectively raised Georgia's compulsory attendance age to 18 and revoked important parental rights.

HB 985 (2004) sought to have home study students' joint enrollment tuition tabs picked up by the Georgia State Department of Education, which sounds like a fine, equitable idea unless you think it through carefully.

An Accreditation Article from 1999