Under Wisconsin law, public schools must provide a free education to every student residing in the district (Wisconsin Constitution, Article X, Section III). School districts cannot refuse to accept students transferring from an HBPEP.

When a student transfers from an HBPEP to a public school, there are no requirements under the law that the parent / HBPEP administrator provide the public school with any records, including attendance, curriculum, test results, grades, privately administered assessments, progress reports, transcripts or any other records. For any student transferring from an HBPEP into a public school, the student’s resident school district already has a copy of the properly filed PI-1206 Homeschool Report/s for that student. For any student transferring from an HBPEP into a new school district (for example, after a move), the parent / administrator may share a copy of the previously filed PI-1206 Homeschool Reports with the new school district, or direct the district to request a copy from the Department of Public Instruction.

If a parent / HBPEP administrator chooses to share more than is required by law, they may do so. Such optional documentation may include a transcript of any style that the administrator chooses.

Remember that doing more than the law requires sets precedents and puts the rights of other homeschooling families at risk.

Any time you do more than the law requires, and provide a school or district with more than your acknowledgement that your child was legally homeschooled, you are putting the rights of every homeschool family in Wisconsin at risk. Remember that you are able to exercise your right to homeschool your child only because other homeschooling families worked hard to do only what the law requires, and keep that right protected for you and your family. Please respect the hard work that has been done to protect this right and do no more than the law requires when your homeschooling journey concludes.