Illinois homeschool letters

The letters a family sends, addressed and ready to print. Nothing you type is saved or sent.

Illinois asks for no notice on the route described on its page: No. You may still want the letter to the school your child is leaving, below.

Checked October 27, 2026. Information, not legal advice: Illinois's statute and education department are the final word.

State letters 0.1.0 · nothing you type is saved or sent

Which letter? Letter to the school your child is leaving

To: The principal of the school your child attends now · When: When you take your child out

Your name Date Starting

Your address (it prints under your name) Children's names, one a line (they print on the letter only) School they are leaving

________________

To: The principal of the school your child attends now

Re: Letter to the school your child is leaving, Illinois

I am withdrawing ________________ from ________________, effective ________________, to provide home education in Illinois.

Please send me a copy of the school records, including attendance, grades, any test results and, where there is one, the IEP or 504 plan.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Signed ______________________________

________________

Before you send it

Read what to file in Illinois: the To and By lines there are the ones these letters use, each linked to the law.
Keep a copy, and send it a way you can prove: by hand with a dated receipt, by certified mail, or by email if the office accepts it.
Taking a child out of school mid-year? See the Illinois checklist for the order of steps.