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Why? Home Schoolers pay the same taxes. Just a question, not aware of the argument at all.Everyone should call or write the Governor and urge him to VETO the Tebow Bill again.
Let me start by saying that I completely respect someone’s right to make the decision to homeschool their children. Home-schooling is a right allowed and granted based on the choice that the student and parent make to separate themselves from a particular school or school system. If they make that choice, then I wish them the best of luck and, at times, certainly envy the fact that they have the ability to spend that time and effort with their children.
I’m sorry, but paying taxes does not allow you to have your cake and eat it too while chanting “nah nee nah nee boo boo” at the rest of the world. If you want to represent a certain school, you should have to be part of it.
Allowing this will also open far too many loopholes for schools and students who are worried more about getting that athletic scholarship and being “the next big thing” than they are about being a student at a school. If someone wants to play for a certain school, then, by all means, they can move with their family to that school district and attend that school. People already abuse that. Everyone knows it, and anyone who has been around sports for more than a few years can give examples of it. This will only be one more way people can abuse the system.
Again, I completely respect and admire someone’s decision to home-school their children. It’s an incredible commitment to
their children for those who are able to do it. If you want to represent Pulaski County High School or any other school, you should be required to be a student at that school. Can kids attend New River Community College or study on their own at home and play football for Virginia Tech? No, they are required to be students of Virginia Tech, in good standing academically and by their behavior.
They should pay taxes, but if they choose to home school and not go to a public school, then they also should not be allowed to play sports. Especially if they take the place of someone who chose to go to a public schoolWhy? Home Schoolers pay the same taxes. Just a question, not aware of the argument at all.
An the fuse has been lit
Disagree with all of you. Just an opinion.
I do think the Bill is not worded properly and will not cover the bases as I would like to see. I believe the Governor will veto it again. But I also believe homeschoolers being admitted to be involved with extra curricular activities is inevitable. Nation wide. Additionally, I have no problem with it.
No problem with someone disagreeing with me on this, as every is entitled to their own opinion. What I can't agree with, however, is agreeing with something simply because it is "inevitable."
I am sincerely curious as to your logic in agreeing with allowing someone to opt-out of attending or being a part of a school and school system for everything but sports. First, homeschoolers have to be part of a schools designated area, just like regular kids. No line crossing. They also would have the same academic requirements to fulfill, as do all the kids. All that has to be verified. They are also required to attend SOME classes at the chosen school. That's how it's set up. I just can't wrap my head around that part of it. CAN people attend one school and play sports for another? You need to clarify this. Is a home school considered another school? Or do you mean attend Pulaski and play for another public school? Of course not, for the later. Could we be coming to a day when a UVA student could put on a Hokie uniform at play against the very school they attend? That has nothing to do with this debate. Completely different thing. Home schoolers are trying to gain access to their own, local Public school. All Colleges are Private and have every right to admit who they want as long as it's not in a discriminatory manner. In addition, the NCAA requires any player to be attending the institution and taking 12 core credit hours per semester to be eligible to play for that school. I could see having home schooled students enroll in a league that pools athletes together to compete against other home schooled kids, that would be logical. I could even see possibly putting them together and letting them form a team to play against other schools, the most logical and most likely match would be private schools.
I do have a problem with it. I guess the biggest thing I have against it is that is simply not logical and furthers the whole "I'm entitled" mentality that seems to permeate our society today.
OK. A couple of things.On paper they may have to be a part of a schools designated area, but then we all know good and well that there are ways around that. How many examples have we all seen? Do you honestly believe that this wouldn't create more of that "shopping around" for some kids?
I have been told by some home school parents that they considered their home the school. I can see the logic in that, as that is where they do the majority of the teaching and instruction for their child. The same would apply to the public school kids.
That means that the local public school is NOT their local public school, and that decision was made by them. If they want to enroll in public school and attend, then go for it. No one is saying they can't do that. Are local public school kids allowed to go home for a portion of the day to be taught by their parents? Either be a part of the school or don't, that's certainly their right and their decision to make, but you can't have it both ways.
All colleges are private? So they don't receive state or federal funding in any way?
So can a kid enroll in a local Christian school or academy AND play for another school? Let's use a close example here. Can a kid be enrolled in Daysprings Christian Academy or Pathway Christian Academy in Blacksburg and Christiansburg and play for either Blacksburg High or Christiansburg? Those are private schools in every sense of the word. The kids must apply to attend, pay tuition, and come from all around the area.
He did! Yay!Also little Johnny at home school can practice his sport all day long. This Bill may be the dumbest Bill ever introduced in the General Assembly. I hope Governor VETOS it.