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To: ________________
I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of New Hampshire.
Please send me a copy of my child's school records.
Thank you.
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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in New Hampshire
How to take your child out of school to homeschool in New Hampshire, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.
- New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire asks of a new homeschool. No declaration of home education is required, except to get access to public school programs under RSA 193:1-c or when withdrawing from a public school. A signed optional declaration gives the child's name, date of birth and address. This is the law as rewritten by 2026 chapter 297, effective July 1, 2026; sections 193-A:6, 193-A:10 and 193-A:11 of the old chapter were repealed that day.Source: RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire
- Tell the school. When you withdraw your child from a public school: A declaration of home education is required when you withdraw from a public school (and to use public school programs). Otherwise none is required.Source: RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire
- 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 chapter requires no records. It says the state may not use the lack of notice, records, evaluations or assessments as a failure to provide education. Anything a family sends to a state agency, district or government entity about its program is confidential and cannot be shared without the parent's written consent.Source: RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire
What New Hampshire's law or education agency says about leaving school
A declaration of home education is required upon withdrawal from a public school (RSA 193-A:3).Source: RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire
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
- RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire (the law)
- RSA 193:1 (compulsory attendance) (the law)
- RSA 193:1-c (access to public school programs) (the law)
- RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts) (the law)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA questions, September 2025 (PDF) (other)
- NH Department of Education: Education Freedom Accounts (state agency)
- NH Department of Education: EFA fact sheet, November 2025 (PDF) (state agency)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH (EFA scholarship organization): apply (other)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA parent handbook 2026 (PDF) (other)
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 New Hampshire; 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.