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.

Parents are free to use any format in submitting quarterly reports. HSLDA provides this form for your convenience.

Puede utilizar este formulario como se indica a continuación.

New York parents must submit an Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) to their local school district, but the form provided may seek more information than is legally required. As an alternative, HSLDA provides this form.

Utilice este formulario como se indica a continuación.

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

A New York member family thought they efficiently submitted all their paperwork when they moved to a new school district. They certainly didn’t expect a threat to be reported to CPS if they didn’t fill out the district’s registration packet.

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.