Should homeschooled students be allowed to play on public high school sports teams?
A lawsuit has been filed in Virginia against the Virginia High School League (VHSL) for excluding homeschooled students from participating in public high school sports teams. The lawsuit claims the VHSL policy is exclusionary and unfairly burdens families who choose to homeschool their children for religious reasons.
In Virginia, a lawsuit has been filed against the VHSL for excluding homeschooled students from public high school sports teams. The VHSL requires students to be a regular bona fide student in good standing of the school they represent. A Roanoke County family is suing on behalf of their ninth-grade son, who is not allowed to run track or cross country for his local high school because he is homeschooled. The family claims the VHSL policy is exclusionary and unfairly burdens families who choose to homeschool their children for religious reasons. The VHSL has stated they are prepared to defend their policy in court if necessary. The lawsuit also names the Roanoke County School Board as a defendant.
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