'Tebow Bill' May Let Home-Schoolers Try Out for Public School Sports Teams
McLean-area delegates split in votes for and against the bill, which passed the House of Delegates and is awaiting action in the Virginia Senate.
By Paige Baxter Capital News Service RICHMOND – Home-schooled students in Virginia could participate in public school sports under the so-called “Tebow bill” that has been passed by the House and will be considered by a Senate committee this week. Delegates voted 56-43 for House Bill 1442, which will be heard by the Senate Health and Education Committee Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Del. Robert Bell (R-Albemarle) would require public schools to allow home-schoolers to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities. McLean area Delegates Bob Brink and Barbara Comstock split their votes—Brink voted against the legislation; Comstock voted in favor of it. Which of our delegates do you agree with? Tell us in the comments! Many …
Kyle McCauley
10:26 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
It's my understanding that the Tebow bill “would let local school boards decide whether to allow home-schooled students to try out for their local team (to avoid families shopping around for the best team) and has provisions designed to prevent dropouts or students not academically eligible from skirting the rules.” It simply allows a county to choose if they want to extend this opportunity, no … more ›