What Wisconsin 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 PI-1206 home-based private education report online with DPI annually, on or before October 15.
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: Wis. Stat. 115.30(3), 118.165(2)
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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