What Michigan law requires when you teach your child at home — the filings, the deadlines, the records — and what it does not require, in writing.
Notice: No notice required by law; reporting to MDE is voluntary.
Ongoing duties: Organized program in reading, spelling, math, science, history, civics, literature, writing, grammar; no testing or records required.
Withdrawal from public school: no codified withdrawal procedure — a dated written notice to the school is the practice, and it creates your paper record.
Source: MCL 380.1561; MDE Home Schooling in Michigan
Rules checked October 2026 — every rule on this page is cited to its source. Verify day counts against your district's official calendar.
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