What South Dakota law requires when you teach your child at home — the filings, the deadlines, the records — and what it does not require, in writing.
Notice: Parent files notification for public school exemption with DOE or local district within 30 days of beginning alternative instruction.
Ongoing duties: none required by law
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: SDCL 13-27-3
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