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[Dave Johnson]

I'm sure most of have read or heard about the bill to let home schooled kids play for public school teams, but I'm curious what general reaction to this is. I have my opinions, but I'm more interested in hearing from the masses, particularly from parents both of home schooled kids and those who attend public schools.

[Duece]

I was home schooled... now I'm a social pariah!!!

[Palmervia]

Home schooling I don't really agree with

[CoachA10]

Why don't we let the private school kids play, too? You are either in the school, or you're not. Can't pick and choose.

[Dave Johnson]

Originally Posted by CoachA10

Why don't we let the private school kids play, too? You are either in the school, or you're not. Can't pick and choose.

Coach, that's exactly my argument. There would be no difference between those two scenarios.

[deandrebarnes1124]

Originally Posted by Dave Johnson

Coach, that's exactly my argument. There would be no difference between those two scenarios.

It really is a hard thing to talk about. What I mean is, now you’re going to get kids saying they’re home school, so they can easily go play for a certain program; however, those home school kids should be allowed to play someone as well. So it’s really touchy. Then like Coach says, if you gone let the home school kids do it, then you’re going to have to let the privates do it as well. Home school is a form of private school, if you think about it. This is just a really touchy situation. I think this opens the door up for a lot negatives, but positives as well. I’m interested into hearing the state legislations reasoning behind this. This could have a real impact on the state of sports. I mean, you could get kids coming in from different states, other parts of VA playing for the programs they want to play for. I guess it comes down to does the good outweigh the bad when thinking about this decision.

[CoachA10]

If this happens, it will force the administrators to strictly enforce the zoning rules to keep it from becoming a free-for-all.

I understand the concept behind this; homeschool parents pay taxes, too. But I feel if they opt out of the public school system (for whatever reason...home school or private education), then that should be an all-or-nothing decision. No classes, then no sports, no facilities, no extra-curricular activities.