MI

How to Start Homeschooling in Michigan (2026)

Michigan Compiled Laws 380.1561(3)(f) exempts from public school attendance a child educated at home by a parent or legal guardian in an organized educational program in the subject areas of reading, spelling, mathematics, science, history, civics, literature, writing, and English grammar.

Legal framework

Michigan Compiled Laws 380.1561(3)(f) excuses from the compulsory attendance requirement a child who is being educated at the child's home by his or her parent or legal guardian in an organized educational program in the subject areas of reading, spelling, mathematics, science, history, civics, literature, writing, and English grammar. Section 380.1561(3) also lists other excused settings, including attendance at a state approved nonpublic school.