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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Indiana

How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Indiana, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.

This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Indiana'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

  1. Before your child's last day, do what Indiana asks of a new homeschool. Not required. The Department of Education says parents may report their homeschool's enrollment to it, but reporting (registering a homeschool) is not required in Indiana. You do not need a homeschool number before you begin. If your child is in a public school, tell the principal in writing that you are withdrawing the child to homeschool.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Information
  2. Tell the school. When you take your child out: Tell your child's current principal in writing that you are withdrawing your child to homeschool. If your child has been enrolled in high school: Sign the Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Non-public School Located in Indiana form; without it the student is treated as a dropout.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Help Sheet
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Keep copies of everything you send and anything you get back, with the dates. Good practice, not a legal step.
  6. Start your records on day one. Keep attendance records. There is no special form. The law lets the local public school superintendent and the State Attendance Officer ask for copies to verify attendance. The Department says that if educational neglect is ever questioned, good attendance records and other documentation of ongoing educational activity help.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Help Sheet

What Indiana's law or education agency says about leaving school

Tell the child's current principal in writing that you are withdrawing the child to homeschool, and ask for a copy of the child's public school records. If the student has been enrolled in high school, the parent must sign the Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Non-public School Located in Indiana form; without it the student is considered a dropout and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will revoke or refuse a learner's permit or driver's license.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Help Sheet

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.

For example a copy of your notice, or the acknowledgement the state sent you.

Nothing you type here is saved or sent.

Your letter

________________

To: ________________

I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of Indiana.

Please send me a copy of my child's school records.

Thank you.

SignatureDate
Keep a copy with the date you handed it in or mailed it.

Where this comes from

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 Indiana; 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.