Home schools are nonpublic, nonaccredited schools.
As such, the parent, not the state, legally establishes the school. Parents have the right to choose where their children go to school. This includes a home school. Public schools are not authorized to prohibit custodial parents or legal guardians from making such a transfer at any time. The school should, on behalf of the State Superintendent, request that parents and guardians report their schools' grade level enrollment to the IDOE, and provide the appropriate state form or telephone number at the time of the transfer.