How to withdraw your child from public school and homeschool in Alaska

Step by step

1. Step 1. Know what Alaska requires to start

   Nothing is required by statute to homeschool. AS 14.30.010 exempts a child being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian, and no notice, registration or approval is named. Alaska has no official homeschool form. District correspondence study programs are a different, public option with their own enrollment (AS 14.03.300 and 14.03.310).

2. Step 2. Leave the school the right way

   The statute is silent on withdrawing from a public school to homeschool, so no state-required letter or form was found. It is common courtesy to inform the school in writing. If the child joins a district correspondence program instead, the child remains a public school student under that program's rules.

3. Step 3. Watch the deadlines

   No deadline in the statute. A 6 year old enrolled in first grade may be withdrawn within 60 days without the attendance rules applying until age 7 (AS 14.30.010(c)).

4. Step 4. Ask for your child’s records

   On a parent's request a district must provide a copy of the record of a child under 18 who is or was enrolled, with limited exceptions such as an emancipated minor and address information that poses a safety threat (AS 14.03.115). FERPA also gives a parent the right to inspect and review education records.

5. Step 5. If your child has an IEP or a 504 plan

   Federal rule: if a parent revokes consent in writing for continued special education and related services, the school may not continue them and must give prior written notice before stopping (34 CFR 300.300(b)(4)). No Alaska-specific withdrawal form or wait was found in the sources we read.

Before you pull your child out

A letter you can fill in

Fill in the boxes and copy the letter. It is built from what we found above for Alaska: it goes to your child's current school to withdraw, and the state filing described above is a separate step. Check it against the state office before you send it.

[today's date]

To: The principal of my child's current school [name and address]

Re: Withdrawal from school and home education, [child's full name]

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am the parent of [child's full name], born [date of birth], who is currently enrolled in grade [grade] at [name of current school]. Please accept this letter as notice that I am withdrawing my child from [name of current school], effective [start date]. I will be providing a home education program under Alaska Stat. 14.30.010(b)(12).

I also request a copy of my child's education records, including the cumulative file, attendance and any testing records. Please send them to the address below.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

[your name]
[your address]

Who to ask in Alaska

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, school options, last checked October 2026.

A plain-language summary of public sources, not legal advice. Laws and forms change, so confirm the current rules with the state office before you send anything.

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