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To: ________________
I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of Minnesota.
Please send me a copy of my child's school records.
Thank you.
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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Minnesota
How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Minnesota, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.
- Minnesota law
- This year's checklist
- Letter of intent
- Withdrawing from school
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Minnesota'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 Minnesota asks of a new homeschool. By October 1 of the first school year after your child turns 7: Send the superintendent of your district the first report. Fill in the Minnesota letter of intent.Source: Minnesota Statutes 120A.24 Reporting (Revisor of Statutes)
- Tell the school. Within 15 days of withdrawing a child aged 7 or older: Send the superintendent the report.Source: Minnesota Statutes 120A.24 Reporting (Revisor of Statutes)
- 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. Keep documentation that the required subjects are being taught and proof the yearly tests were given. It must include class schedules, copies of materials used for instruction and descriptions of how achievement is assessed, plus test scores. It must be available to the county attorney if a case begins, and given to a public school the child later enrolls in.Source: Minnesota Statutes 120A.24 Reporting (Revisor of Statutes)
What Minnesota's law or education agency says about leaving school
When a parent withdraws a child from public school after age seven to teach at home, the report to the superintendent is due within 15 days. The same 15-day deadline applies if you move out of a district; after moving, report again by October 1.
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; that is the letter of intent.
Your letter
Keep a copy with the date you handed it in or mailed it.
Where this comes from
- Minnesota Statutes 120A.22 Compulsory instruction (Revisor of Statutes) (the law)
- Minnesota Statutes 120A.24 Reporting (Revisor of Statutes) (the law)
- Minnesota Department of Education: Homeschool Questions and Answers (updated 2026-05-22) (state agency)
- Minnesota Department of Education: Initial Registration Form for Unaccredited Nonpublic Schools (including homeschools) (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 Minnesota; 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.