quote:Originally posted by LHPMom2012:
I disagree... their parents still pay taxes to support the public school system. Some of them feel they have no choice but to homeschool based on their kids' specific educational needs and the school's refusal to meet them halfway.
I agree with this when there are medical or other reasons for homeschooling the child. The public system failed them and they shouldn't be penalized again by not being able to play a sport. But often times kids are homescooled because the parent merely wants to teach their child themselves (for whatever reason).
If you allow a homeschooled student to do this, how can you not also allow a public school student the opportunity to play a sport not offered at their school at another school. And then if you allow that, how can you penalize a private school student by not allowing them to play a sport at a publically funded school?
And what happens later on when at a private college without a baseball team, a student now wants to play at the publically funded university down the street? Sure it's a long shot(player would have to be a walkon) but if he was a stud it could be an issue.