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Homeschooling a Child with an IEP in Connecticut

What happens to your child's special education services when you homeschool in Connecticut, and how to reach the services that remain available.

What happens to your child's services

In Connecticut, the IEP does not carry over when you withdraw to home instruction, and home-educated children are not eligible for the IDEA services set aside for private school students. Your board of education must still locate and evaluate children educated at home, and state law does not settle whether it must provide special education to a home-educated child whose parent consents (C.G.S. 10-184a).

Primary source: C.G.S. 10-184a, 10-76d; Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-6, 10-76d-7

How to access services while homeschooling

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Child Find

Each board of education must locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities who need special education, including children educated at home (Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-6(a)).

How to request: Send a written referral for an evaluation to your local board of education. Parents may refer their own child, and Connecticut uses a standard state referral form (Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-7).

Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-6(a), 10-76d-7

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Dual enrollment

Not provided by Connecticut law. No Connecticut statute or regulation gives home-educated children a right to enroll part time in public school for special education services.

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Equitable services

Not available. Connecticut regulations say children educated at home by their parents are not parentally placed private school children for IDEA special education and related services (Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-6(b)).

Before you withdraw

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    Request complete copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports before you withdraw.

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    Consider requesting an IEP meeting to discuss the transition. This is optional.

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    Connecticut does not require a notice to homeschool on the Equivalent Instruction Exemption pathway.

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    Arrange any private therapies or services your child needs before withdrawal takes effect.

Keep copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports. You'll need them if you re-enroll.

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Common questions

What happens to my child's IEP when I start homeschooling in Connecticut?
In Connecticut, the IEP does not carry over when you withdraw to home instruction, and home-educated children are not eligible for the IDEA services set aside for private school students. Your board of education must still locate and evaluate children educated at home, and state law does not settle whether it must provide special education to a home-educated child whose parent consents (C.G.S. 10-184a).
Can my child still get special education help from the school if we homeschool in Connecticut?
Child Find: Each board of education must locate, identify and evaluate children with disabilities who need special education, including children educated at home (Regs. Conn. State Agencies 10-76d-6(a)).

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Requirements sourced from C.G.S. Section 10-184. Last reviewed October 2026