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1) Your child is discontinuing public school to homeschool.

2) Your child discontinued homeschooling or private schooling, returned to a public school, and now is returning to

homeschooling or private school.

3) Your child is discontinuing public school to attend a private school.

4) You left Pinal County and are now returning and will be homeschooling your child.

• If your child is age 16 or older you DO NOT need to file a homeschool affidavit. Arizona no longer tracks homeschooling status past age 16 as students can get their GED at age 16. Affidavits are automatically withdrawn/archived once a student is age 16.
• If you are applying for an Empowerment Scholarship Account DO NOT file a homeschool or private school affidavit; you cannot have a homeschool or private school affidavit on file AND receive Empowerment Scholarship Account Funds (https://www.azed.gov/esa/).
• If your child is 16 or older and granted anESA, you DO NOT need to file a Withdrawal Form. Affidavits are automatically withdrawn/archived once a student is age 16 per, they are legally old enough to get their GED. Arizona no longer tracks homeschooling status past age 16.
• To withdraw your affidavit in the event your child is returning to public school, has been granted and ESA, or you are moving outside of Pinal County, you must complete the Homeschool Withdrawal Form and submit it to our office via email nobrien@pinalcso.org, mail P.O. Box 769 Florence, AZ 85132, or in person at 75 N. Bailey St. Florence.
• You will need to contact the school district directly to see if they require any forms or documentation on their end when you withdraw your child from ANY district.
• If you move within the Pinal County or your contact information changes, you must complete the Change of Information Form and file it with our office. You can mail it, email it to nobrien@pinalcso.org, or bring it by our office.
• You will need to contact the school directly for enrollment or re-enrollment back into public school or private school.

Arizona Revised Statutes Pertaining to Homeschooling