Frequently Asked Home School Questions – School Termination

How do I close my home school?

Call DNPE anytime at (919) 733-4276 from a touch tone telephone. 

When the automatic voice mail attendant message begins, press button 1 for the home school menu. 

From the home school menu, press 2 to close your home school.  The recorded voice will then ask you to leave (after the tone sounds) your official school name (as listed in the DNPE records); the North Carolina county in which it was located; the name of the chief administrator of the home school; and, state whether or not the school is a new one. 

Hang up when you have orally given the requested information. 

If you prefer instead to send written notice, simply mail DNPE those three items of information along with your name and address and request that the school be closed.

When a home school has no students enrolled, how long may its Notice of Intent remain legally active?

For no more than three consecutive calendar months. 

The North Carolina General Statutes require that every home school operate on a regular schedule for at least nine calendar months each year. 

A school can operate on a regular schedule only when there is at least one student enrolled.