Homeschool laws in Connecticut
Checked Oct 12, 2026 against 3 sources · General information, not legal advice.
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What Connecticut asks
Connecticut parents may teach at home if they can show the child gets instruction equivalent to the public schools in reading, writing, spelling, English grammar, geography, arithmetic, US history and citizenship; the current law sets no notice, days, tests or records. A 2026 law (Public Act 26-37) adds a registry check when withdrawing a child from public school from July 1, 2027, and a yearly intent-to-educate form from the 2028-29 school year.
School age: Ages 5–17. From age 5 until the 18th birthday, unless the child has graduated from high school. A parent can delay school to age 6, or to age 7, by signing an option form in person at the school district office.
Home instruction (equivalent instruction)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-184 (amended by Public Act 26-37 from July 1, 2027) · Level 1: Very light
- Notice: none required by law (the state asks you to tell your district)
- Time: no set days or hours
- Subjects: reading, writing, spelling, grammar, geography, math, history, civics
- Assessment: none required
- Records: none required by the law
All the details and notes
- Notice
- No notice to file
- Time
- No set number of days or hours
- Subjects
- reading
- writing
- spelling
- English grammar
- geography
- arithmetic
- United States history
- citizenship, including a study of town, state and federal governments
- Assessment
- No assessment required
- Portfolio
- Not required
- Reports
- No reports to send
- Records to keep
- No records required by the law
- Teacher
- No qualification required
From July 1, 2027 (Public Act 26-37), homeschooling is called parent-managed learning. To withdraw a child from public school for it, a parent signs a withdrawal form in person at the district office; within 2 business days the district runs a child abuse and neglect registry check of every adult (18+) living with the child, and the withdrawal is not effective if one is on the registry or under investigation.
From the 2028-29 school year (Public Act 26-37), parents file an intent to educate form with their school district every year by October 1, or within 14 days of moving into a district during the year.
How Homepen helps
Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons, and makes: Attendance & hours report, Daily log, Reading list, Portfolio and evaluator packet, Year-end summary, High-school transcript, Notice-of-intent letter, filled in.
Sources
- Connecticut General Statutes ch. 168 (§ 10-184 Duties of parents. School attendance age requirements) · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
- Connecticut State Department of Education: Homeschooling in Connecticut · State education agency · checked Oct 12, 2026
- Public Act 26-37, An Act Concerning the Provision of Parent-Managed Learning (approved May 26, 2026) · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
General information, not legal advice. Laws change: we check every source at least every 6 months and before each school year. If something looks wrong, tell us. The state agency for homeschooling questions is the Connecticut State Department of Education.
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