Withdrawal Options
As the name of this step implies, parents have the option to withdraw their child or children from being registered with thee as home schooling students. The “Home School Regulations” of the Alberta “School Act” actually provide for two scenarios regarding withdrawing a child from a home schooling program:
1. PARENT Terminated Programs 2. SCHOOL BOARD Terminated Programs
In the case of scenario two, the parent(s) does have an opportunity to appeal the board’s decision.
PARENT
Terminated Programs
For various reasons, parents may find it necessary to withdraw their child or children from the home schooling program here at thee, and the official terminology for doing so is, “terminating the home schooling program”. You simply need to phone, fax, or email (send your email to office@thee.ca) the Sherwood Park thee office to notify the staff of your decision to terminate your home school program (please also notify your Facilitator).
SCHOOL BOARD
Terminated Programs
The Associate Board is responsible to the Government of Alberta to ensure that home education students are learning and developing at a reasonable rate, given their individual abilities. Should a situation arise where the student’s education is being neglected, the Associate Board will direct THEE to send a letter to the parent, with a copy to their Facilitator, indicating the deficiencies in the implemented program with suggestions for improvement. If, at the next Facilitator visit, the Facilitator has not observed an effort on the part of the parent(s) to remedy the situation, thee office will send a letter to the parent(s) to advise the family that their registration with the Associate Board has been revoked with reason, and thee staff will mail a copy of this letter to the family’s resident school board.
Please note that a scenario like the one described above is extremely rare.
The Appeal Process
If the parent(s) wants to appeal the decision made by the Associate Board to terminate his/her/their student’s program, the parent(s) will need to send a letter summarizing the grievance to the Associate Board.
