No. The requirements are detailed at the link provided and an excerpt is shown below. IRS Topic 458-Educator Expenses
What about "educator expenses"
According to the IRS, you are an eligible educator if, for the tax year, you meet the following requirements:
- You are a kindergarten through grade 12; Teacher, Instructor, Counselor, Principal, or Aide, and
- You work at least 900 hours a school year in a school that provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under state law.
The IRS does NOT recognize homeschooling as eligible for the $250 educator's deduction. Their apparent reason is that one of the requirements is that the teacher "work at least 900 hours a school year in a school that provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under state law." While a homeschool may very well meet the requirements of state law, homeschool parents do not "work" or get paid there, nor are they employees of the school.
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