Homeschooling in Alabama: what’s actually required.
Notification required.
This is a plain-language preview to help you get oriented — not legal advice. We help you organize and document; you decide what to file.
What Alabama asks
Regulation level
Low regulation
Law type
Notify-only — enrollment notification only; no state approval/regulation (§ 16-28-7 bars state licensing/regulation of church schools)
What you notify / file
Notify: Local public school superintendent (county/city); Church-school enrollment certificate/form (parent-signed, countersigned by church-school administrator) to local superintendent; At initial enrollment in the church school; no annual re-filing.