What Massachusetts law requires when you teach your child at home — the filings, the deadlines, the records — and what it does not require, in writing.
Notice: Submit an education plan for advance approval by the superintendent or school committee before starting, per the Charles decision framework.
Ongoing duties: Evaluation by a method agreed with the district: standardized test, periodic progress reports, or dated work samples.
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: M.G.L. c.76 §1; Care and Protection of Charles, 399 Mass. 324 (1987)
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