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Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Utah

How to take your child out of school to homeschool in Utah, 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 Utah'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 Utah asks of a new homeschool. Once, when you withdraw your child or choose not to enroll: Give the local school board of your district a one-time notification (it may be a letter of intent). You do not send one every year. Within 30 days: The board must acknowledge your notification. Fill in the Utah letter of intent.Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature)
  2. Tell the school. We did not find a Utah rule on how to tell the school. A short dated letter, with a copy kept, gives you a record of the day your child left.
  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. None are required. The statute says a local school board may not require a parent to maintain records of instruction or attendance.Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature)

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

When a parent withdraws an enrolled child from school to homeschool, the parent gives the one-time notification to the local school board. After the board receives it, the board and the school the child was enrolled in are not liable for the child's education or services.

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.

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 Utah.

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 Utah; 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.