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In reply to the discussion: 'Tebow’ bill to let home-schoolers play high school sports passes Va. House [View all]On the Road
(20,783 posts)Least you can do is be nice about it. [pre] [/pre]
No, I'm not talking about barely meeting minimum requirements. My niece is from one of those evangelical homeschool families you're horrified about. She had a perfect SAT score. Only other person I knew who did that was my ex, who had a PhD from Yale. (She went to Catholic schools before then.)
Just look at some statistics about homeschoolers and you might change your mind. The government has an interest in a child's education. It does not have a compelling interest in forcing parents to use their option, especially because it's not as good in a large number of cases.
Athletics is an issue for homeschoolers. My niece and nephew played soccer in homeschool leagues, but they were comparatively small. It's not a huge problem, but it's part of a child's development. The law seems like a reasonable accomodation.