You must notify of your child's exemption from compulsory education:

1. Within five calendar days after commencing home education (such as if you begin mid year)
2. Within five calendar days of moving into a new school district
3. Within five calendar days of withdrawing from a public or nonpublic school
4. By August 30th of each year thereafter


Within five calendar days after commencing home education, moving into a new school district, or withdrawing from a public or nonpublic school, and by the thirtieth day of August each year thereafter, the parent or guardian of a child receiving a home education shall transmit a notice to the superintendent of the child’s school district of residence. The notice shall provide the parent’s name and address, the child’s name, and an assurance that the child will receive education in the subject areas required under this section. The child’s exemption under this section is effective immediately upon receipt of notice. The district superintendent shall provide a written acknowledgment of the superintendent’s receipt of the notice to the parent or guardian not later than fourteen calendar days after receiving the notice. A child exempt under this section shall not be required to be excused under section 3321.04 of the Revised Code. RC 3321.042 (C)