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Homeschooling a Child with an IEP in Georgia

What happens to your child's special education services when you homeschool in Georgia, and how to reach the services that remain available.

What happens to your child's services

Georgia treats home-schooled children as parentally placed private school students, so your child can be considered for IDEA equitable services but has no individual right to the IEP services. Your district must still evaluate home study children who may have a disability, and Georgia law does not provide part-time public school enrollment for special education.

Primary source: Ga. SBOE Rules 160-4-7-.03, 160-4-7-.13; 34 CFR 300.137

How to access services while homeschooling

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Child Find evaluation

Your district's child find procedures must include children who live in the district and are enrolled in home study programs (Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.03).

How to request: Submit a written request for an evaluation to your local school district's special education department.

Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.03

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Equitable services (IDEA proportionate share)

Georgia considers children home schooled within a district to be parentally placed private school students, so they can be considered for IDEA equitable services (Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.13). There is no individual right to services; the district makes the final decisions.

How to request: Write to your local school district's special education department to have your child considered for equitable services.

Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.13

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Dual enrollment for services

Not provided by Georgia law. No Georgia statute or State Board rule gives home study students a right to enroll part time in public school to receive special education services.

Before you withdraw

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    Request complete copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports before you withdraw.

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    Consider requesting an IEP meeting to discuss the transition. This is optional.

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    File your homeschool notice as your state requires. Our wizard prepares it for you.

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    Arrange any private therapies or services your child needs before withdrawal takes effect.

Keep copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports. You'll need them if you re-enroll.

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Common questions

What happens to my child's IEP when I start homeschooling in Georgia?
Georgia treats home-schooled children as parentally placed private school students, so your child can be considered for IDEA equitable services but has no individual right to the IEP services. Your district must still evaluate home study children who may have a disability, and Georgia law does not provide part-time public school enrollment for special education.
Can my child still get special education help from the school if we homeschool in Georgia?
Child Find evaluation: Your district's child find procedures must include children who live in the district and are enrolled in home study programs (Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.03). Equitable services (IDEA proportionate share): Georgia considers children home schooled within a district to be parentally placed private school students, so they can be considered for IDEA equitable services (Ga. SBOE Rule 160-4-7-.13). There is no individual right to services; the district makes the final decisions.

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Requirements sourced from O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c). Last reviewed October 2026