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To: ________________
I am withdrawing ________________ from your school. My child will be educated at home under the law of Oklahoma.
Please send me a copy of my child's school records.
Thank you.
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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Oklahoma
How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Oklahoma, step by step: what to file first, what to tell the school, and a letter to print.
- Oklahoma law
- This year's checklist
- Withdrawing from school
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma asks of a new homeschool. Oklahoma law does not require parents to register with or seek approval from state or local officials. The Department of Education suggests, but says it is not required by law, that you tell the principal of your school district that you plan to home school. Some schools may ask you to sign a form saying you take full responsibility for your child's education.Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
- Tell the school. When you take your child out: The Department suggests telling the principal of the school district your child lives in that you plan to home school. It says the law does not require it. (Suggested, not required.)Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
- 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. We did not find a state law requiring home school parents to keep particular records. The department's guidelines, which it says are not required by law, say academic progress must be established and maintained, and that on re-entry to a public school the parent must provide documentation that equivalent instruction was provided.Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
What Oklahoma's law or education agency says about leaving school
The department suggests telling the principal of the school district the child lives in that you plan to home school. It says this is not required by law.Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
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
- Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School (state agency)
- Oklahoma State Department of Education: School Choice (state agency)
- Oklahoma Tax Commission: Parental Choice Tax Credit (state agency)
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 70 (Oklahoma Legislature) (the law)
- Oklahoma Tax Commission Form 591-D, Qualified Homeschool Expenses (PDF) (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 Oklahoma; 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.