http://www.vahomeschoolers.org/ - Virginia Home Educators

www.heav.org - Home Education Assc. of Virginia

http://www.hslda.org - Home School Legal Defense Assc. This home page has numerous articles on home education.

Getting Started in Fairfax County -

First read and become familiar with the State Code dealing with Home Instruction. Understand that individuals chosing to home school must meet State Code, not county requests. To this end new home schoolers in the county do not have to use the counties forms nor is all the information that the FCPS requests required. The Virginia Home Educators (VHEA.org) webpage goes into this a great deal more. After deciding what is actually required by the state, submit the paperwork to the addresses on the following website. Then enjoy your children.

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