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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Nevada

How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Nevada, 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 Nevada'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 Nevada asks of a new homeschool. Before you start: File a notice of intent to homeschool with the superintendent of schools of your district, on the Department's standard form. Within 30 days of moving to Nevada: File the notice of intent.Source: NRS chapter 388D Alternative School Choices (Nevada Legislature); NRS chapter 392 Pupils (Nevada Legislature)
  2. Tell the school. Within 10 days after your child is formally withdrawn: File the notice of intent.Source: NRS chapter 388D Alternative School Choices (Nevada Legislature); NRS chapter 392 Pupils (Nevada Legislature)
  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. The law names no records to keep. The parent must be prepared to present the educational plan of instruction and proof of the child's identity to a court if the court requires it. The district keeps a copy of the written acknowledgment for not less than 15 years.Source: NRS chapter 388D Alternative School Choices (Nevada Legislature)

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

File the notice of intent no later than 10 days after the child has been formally withdrawn from public school (NRS 388D.020).

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 Nevada.

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 Nevada; 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.