A public school district asked families to turn in their homeschool notices early to give officials plenty of time to process the paperwork. Not only is this contrary to regulations, it shows the need for streamlining homeschool law.

A homeschool family followed all the rules when moving their program to a neighboring county. A year later, they were under investigation.

Tanya’s experience is not unique. Our legal team has heard similar stories over the years from other NYC families trying to begin homeschooling.

HSLDA is helping a New York family as it asks the local school board to overturn the rejection of their 6th-grader’s homeschool plan. The situation is part of a growing trend as more school officials make demands that are not supported by state law.

Several homeschool families who moved away from New York state, or even between districts within the state, have found themselves hounded by public school officials from their previous districts demanding unnecessary paperwork.

Several families in New York City who switched to homeschooling this fall have been waiting weeks to hear from the city that their paperwork has been processed. Meanwhile, their children’s former schools could report them for educational neglect.

Public school officials obsessed with closing out their records are making up requirements out of thin air and harassing homeschool families after they move.

This family wanted to homeschool. The district said they had to enroll in public school first.

When Aleily discovered her son with special needs was thriving at home, she decided to homeschool. Pressure from officials, and a dearth of Spanish-language resources, kept her stressed—until she connected with HSLDA.

She followed all the rules. But before she knew it, she was under investigation for educational neglect.