Officially Withdraw Your Child
If your child attends a Louisiana public school and you would like to begin educating them at home, operating as a private school, you must officially withdraw your child. An Enrollment Notification Letter notifies the school that you will be “transferring” your child to your new non-public school. This letter must be sent within 10 days of registering your school through the Department of Education.
NOTE: This Enrollment Notification letter is for non-public (private) schools only. If you are using a home study program then you must withdraw your child using this withdrawal letter.
Follow these simple steps to withdraw your child and begin educating them at home.
- Copy and paste the sample Louisiana Enrollment Notification Letter below in a new document to print.
- Enter your personal information in the brackets and print 2 copies (one for the school and one for your records).
- Mail a signed copy of your letter by certified mail to the school.
- Do this for each child that you will be withdrawing from public school; the school will need one for each child’s individual record.
Sample Louisiana Enrollment Notification Letter
This letter is by eLeraning.
Copy and paste the following text into a separate document to print:
[Name of Principal]
[Name of School]
[Street Address City, LA Zip Code]
[Date]
Dear [Name of Principal], This letter notifies you that I am withdrawing my child, [child’s legal name], from your school effective [date of withdrawal]. We are now enrolled in a homeschool program.
[Student’s legal name]
[Date of birth]
[Gender]
[Race]
Please send a copy of my child’s transcripts to my home address at [address]. Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
[Type your name]