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

Step by step

1. Step 1. Know what Wyoming requires to start

   No notice, registration or approval is required by statute, and HB 46 (2025) removed the annual curriculum submission to the district. Under 21-4-102(c), a parent who has not notified the district that the child is enrolling in a home-based educational program or another school must meet in person with a counselor or administrator to give written consent to withdrawal.

2. Step 2. Leave the school the right way

   Notifying the district of enrollment in a home-based educational program avoids the in-person consent meeting described in 21-4-102(c), and a Department of Education 2010 memo says the same. The statute states no form for that notice, and the memo is older than 2022.

3. Step 3. Watch the deadlines

   No deadline in the statute for starting home-based education, and no annual filing since 7/1/2025. The only step tied to leaving a public school is the district notice that avoids the withdrawal meeting, and the statute sets no day count for it.

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

   Under FERPA (34 CFR 99.10) a parent may inspect and request a copy of the child's education records, and the school must respond within 45 days. A Wyoming-specific records right on withdrawal was not found in primary sources.

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

   The Department of Education treats homeschools like private schools, so the district does child find and writes a services plan, and there is no individual right to services. Under 34 CFR 300.300(b)(4) a parent may revoke consent to special education services in writing, which ends those services after prior written notice from the district.

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 Wyoming: 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 superintendent of the school district my child is leaving [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 Wyo. Stat. 21-4-101(a)(v)-(vi), 21-4-102.

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 Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Education, Homeschooling, 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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