{"id":855,"date":"2012-02-28T10:01:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=855"},"modified":"2012-02-28T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T15:01:28","slug":"home-school-high-school-athletics-divide-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"Home School \/ High School Athletics Divide Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The homeschool athlete participation bill (HB947)\u00a0lingers in the Virginia General Assembly and the issue continues to garner attention. In a recent article in the February 27 Virginian-Pilot www.Pilotonline.com<\/a>, the debate continues in “Tebow Mania Makes Bad Law.”\u00a0 In the commentary, the previous points which identify this piece of legislation as unacceptable are continued:<\/p>\n

1. Tebow did not play for his “hometown” team. He and his mother moved to a neighboring county to allow him to participate in a high school football program that had specialized skill development.<\/p>\n

2. Home school parents do pay taxes for their children and the children should have, as these parents contend, all the rights and privileges of the students enrolled and attending their local public schools. However, just paying taxes is not a guarantee even for school based students that they will have the skills for team participation.\u00a0 Should homeschoolers have the opportunity then?\u00a0 “Participation in school sports is predicated on involvement in the school community; parents surrender their child’s rights to participate when they chose not to enroll.”<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Homeschoolers attendance is without verification and there is no minimum course load for them.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 The last two\u00a0questions in the op ed piece\u00a0in general put the final touch from this article on the issue:<\/p>\n

A. Should a teen who hasn’t satisfied the same requirements, whose parents freely chose not to become part pf the school community have a right to represent the school in a sporting event?\u00a0 NO<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0 Is it fair to the student athlete enrolled at the school who satisfy those requirements, but is bumped from the team by a non-student?\u00a0 NO<\/p>\n

During a recent visit to high school classes with seniors and juniors , my thoughts led to this particular piece\u00a0of legislation.\u00a0I was reviewing in classes\u00a0the process for legislation develpoment and voting in Virginia’s General Assembly. Knowing that the implications of HB947 would resonate with them, I opened the discussion by explaining the intent of this bill. The students developed similar responses already mentioned above\u00a0regarding the apparent unfairness of the implementation of the bill and the majority were opposed to it. It was interesting and refereshing however\u00a0to hear two students in two separate classes comment that one aspect of having homeschool students participate in interscholastic sports was that it would give them (the high school students)\u00a0the opportunity to make new friends.\u00a0 That is one of the reasons that we do what we do…..listen to your students.\u00a0 Sometimes they have answers that make you pause and reflect and say “You’re right!”<\/p>\n

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The homeschool athlete participation bill (HB947)\u00a0lingers in the Virginia General Assembly and the issue continues to garner attention. In a recent article in the February 27 Virginian-Pilot www.Pilotonline.com, the debate continues in “Tebow Mania Makes Bad Law.”\u00a0 In the commentary, the previous points which identify this piece of legislation as unacceptable are continued: 1. Tebow … <\/p>\n

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