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To: ________________
I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of Idaho.
Please send me a copy of my child's school records.
Thank you.
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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Idaho
How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Idaho, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.
- Idaho law
- This year's checklist
- Withdrawing from school
- ESA money
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Idaho's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
Step by step
- Before your child's last day, do what Idaho asks of a new homeschool. Idaho Code 33-202 lets a parent have the child privately instructed by or at the direction of the parent. It names no notice, registration or approval. We found no state requirement to tell the district or the state.Source: Idaho Code 33-202, school attendance compulsory (legislature)
- Tell the school. We did not find a Idaho rule on how to tell the school. A short dated letter, with a copy kept, gives you a record of the day your child left.
- Ask for your child's records (report cards, test results, any evaluations or plans) so you know where your child stands. Good practice, not a legal step.
- If your child has an IEP or a 504 plan, ask the district before you leave what, if anything, it offers homeschooled students, and get a copy of the plan. Good practice, not a legal step.
- Keep copies of everything you send and anything you get back, with the dates. Good practice, not a legal step.
- Start your records on day one. The compulsory attendance statute requires no records. A parent who claims the state parental choice tax credit, or whose child joins public school activities, may need a portfolio or test results (see notes and the scholarship section).Source: Idaho Code 33-202, school attendance compulsory (legislature)
A letter to the school
Fill this in and print it. It tells the school your child is leaving to be taught at home and asks for the records. It is not the state's notice.
Your letter
Keep a copy with the date you handed it in or mailed it.
Where this comes from
- Idaho Code 33-202, school attendance compulsory (legislature) (the law)
- Idaho Code 33-203, dual enrollment (legislature) (the law)
- Idaho Code 63-3029N, Idaho parental choice tax credit (legislature) (the law)
- Idaho Code 33-1030, empowering parents grant definitions (legislature) (the law)
- Idaho Code 33-1031, empowering parents grant program (legislature) (the law)
- Idaho State Tax Commission: My School Choice, about the program (state agency)
- Idaho State Tax Commission: My School Choice FAQs (state agency)
- Idaho State Tax Commission: qualifying expenses (state agency)
- Idaho State Tax Commission: how to apply (state agency)
- Idaho Attorney General: Supreme Court upholds the school choice tax credit (February 5, 2026) (state agency)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Idaho; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.