Homeschool and Private School Participation in Public School Sports

[Thunder_struck8712]

A bill has been filed in the State Senate to allow homeschool and private school students to participate in sports at a public school if the sports are not offered by their homeschool co-op or private school.

I'm all for giving kids a chance to compete and participate in sports but the biggest part of me says the decision was made to not attend the public school system so why should one reap the benefits of a public school?

I also see this being an issue with eligibility potentially.

Homeschool, private school students could play sports at public schools under new bill

The bill would allow students attending private or homeschool to play sports or other extracurricular activities at their local public school. It also would allow public school kids to play at a different public school if their school does not offer the specific activity.

www.carolinajournal.com

 

[Appvol]

A bill has been filed in the State Senate to allow homeschool and private school students to participate in sports at a public school if the sports are not offered by their homeschool co-op or private school.

I'm all for giving kids a chance to compete and participate in sports but the biggest part of me says the decision was made to not attend the public school system so why should one reap the benefits of a public school?

I also see this being an issue with eligibility potentially.

Homeschool, private school students could play sports at public schools under new bill

The bill would allow students attending private or homeschool to play sports or other extracurricular activities at their local public school. It also would allow public school kids to play at a different public school if their school does not offer the specific activity.

www.carolinajournal.com

Tim Tebow was homeschooled in high school. Also Great day for women sports

 

[ocdavis31]

A bill has been filed in the State Senate to allow homeschool and private school students to participate in sports at a public school if the sports are not offered by their homeschool co-op or private school.

I'm all for giving kids a chance to compete and participate in sports but the biggest part of me says the decision was made to not attend the public school system so why should one reap the benefits of a public school?

I also see this being an issue with eligibility potentially.

Homeschool, private school students could play sports at public schools under new bill

The bill would allow students attending private or homeschool to play sports or other extracurricular activities at their local public school. It also would allow public school kids to play at a different public school if their school does not offer the specific activity.

www.carolinajournal.com

One more step.

 

[fitguync30]

A bill has been filed in the State Senate to allow homeschool and private school students to participate in sports at a public school if the sports are not offered by their homeschool co-op or private school.

I'm all for giving kids a chance to compete and participate in sports but the biggest part of me says the decision was made to not attend the public school system so why should one reap the benefits of a public school?

I also see this being an issue with eligibility potentially.

Homeschool, private school students could play sports at public schools under new bill

The bill would allow students attending private or homeschool to play sports or other extracurricular activities at their local public school. It also would allow public school kids to play at a different public school if their school does not offer the specific activity.

www.carolinajournal.com

I assume at all public schools, eligibility for sports partly depends on grades and attendance. How would this work for those that are home schooled and want to play a sport at a public school? If a home schooler is getting "class time" Mon, Wed, Fri for 3 hours per day, that is not the same as attending a public school for several hours a day Mon to Fri. And I wonder if this home schooler can pick and choose what public school they want to play for? For example, if they want to play football and live in the Garinger HS district, will they have to play at Garinger or can they pick and choose a HS with a winning football team? Even if that means a 45-60 minute drive to get to that school?

 

[Thunder_struck8712]

NCHSAA eligibility standards students can only fail 1 less than their course load. I feel like this may have changed. Not sure attendance without looking. 85% maybe.

Does anyone have any insight to a typical home school schedule and classload?

The bill would require them to play at the closest school though I could see that being abused somehow and schools can charge a fee which I'm sure some lawmakers will buck over.

 

[HSfan1182]

Plenty of other states have been allowing this for awhile now. Generally speaking, the homeschooled student would have to play sports for their zoned public school

 

[NWWatchdog]

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NCHSAA eligibility standards students can only fail 1 less than their course load. I feel like this may have changed. Not sure attendance without looking. 85% maybe.

Does anyone have any insight to a typical home school schedule and classload?

The bill would require them to play at the closest school though I could see that being abused somehow and schools can charge a fee which I'm sure some lawmakers will buck over.

NCHSAA eligibility standards students can only fail 1 less than their course load. I feel like this may have changed. Not sure attendance without looking. 85% maybe.

Does anyone have any insight to a typical home school schedule and classload?

The bill would require them to play at the closest school though I could see that being abused somehow and schools can charge a fee which I'm sure some lawmakers will buck over.

Just a FYI - the NCHSAA recently changed the passing requirement. Rather than “pass 3” it’s now “pass 70%.” If a kid only takes 3 courses, they have to pass all 3 to be eligible. If they take 4, they have to pass 3, etc.

 

[Thunder_struck8712]

I thought they had changed it but couldn't remember and couldn't look it up at the time.

 

[ObserveAndReport]

It's interesting that it starts by saying you have to play at the "base public high school" closest to your address, which I take to mean the traditional school the student is zoned for. But then it says if the "base public high school" doesn't have that sport they can play at the "public high school closest to the student's base public high school that has a program in the sport." Doesn't use the word "base" the second time. So the way I read it, if the closest traditional school doesn't have the sport, then it opens up for these kids to play at any public school, including charter schools. And if we keep stripping down the traditional schools, what are the odds they have as many minor sports? Could be a huge boost to charter schools in country club sports where they already dominate.

A lot of gray areas in this bill. Does "base" mean within the county/city school system the address is the part of? What is a "reasonable" fee? And how do these kids count for ADM purposes?



Also the new subsection right above it seems to open the door to neighboring schools having combined teams, which is another can of worms for ADM and other issues.

 

[Wow71]

With all the remote learning, online academies and home schooling I see this happening. The movement away from traditional public schools continues.

 

[Appvol]

It's interesting that it starts by saying you have to play at the "base public high school" closest to your address, which I take to mean the traditional school the student is zoned for. But then it says if the "base public high school" doesn't have that sport they can play at the "public high school closest to the student's base public high school that has a program in the sport." Doesn't use the word "base" the second time. So the way I read it, if the closest traditional school doesn't have the sport, then it opens up for these kids to play at any public school, including charter schools. And if we keep stripping down the traditional schools, what are the odds they have as many minor sports? Could be a huge boost to charter schools in country club sports where they already dominate.

A lot of gray areas in this bill. Does "base" mean within the county/city school system the address is the part of? What is a "reasonable" fee? And how do these kids count for ADM purposes?



Also the new subsection right above it seems to open the door to neighboring schools having combined teams, which is another can of worms for ADM and other issues.

Where my son went to high school in TN there is 5 high schools total. His school only has 3 boys sports. Football, Basketball and Baseball. He wanted to do track and field his Junior year. Shot Put and Discus. Since 2 of the other high schools co-opt on track and field he had to go Elizabethton which was a city school since they didn’t have another county school doing track and field with them.