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Board opts out of allowing homeschool students in UIL activities under new law
Summary
Trustees voted to revise policies FD and FM (local) to decline the option of allowing private-school and homeschool students to participate in the district's curricular and extracurricular activities, a decision responding to Senate Bill 401 and UIL implementation timelines.
Magnolia ISD trustees voted to adopt revisions to FD and FM (local) to decline to grant eligibility for private-school and homeschool students to participate in the district's curricular and extracurricular (UIL) activities. Doctor King told trustees that Senate Bill 401 gives districts a choice: to allow non-enrolled private or homeschool students to participate in UIL activities unless the district opts out. King said the UIL set Sept. 1, 2025, as a controlling date and noted that other nearby districts — including Conroe — have opted out. Under the revisions approved by the board, "a student enrolled in a private school, including a homeschool, shall not be eligible for concurrent enrollment in the district, nor for participation in curricular or extracurricular activities," the policy language states. Trustees voted to approve the revisions (motion by Stacia; second by David). Board members asked about eligibility requirements for district students who do participate, and staff listed typical conditions such as passing grades, random drug testing where applicable, good attendance and compliance with the code of conduct. Trustees and staff noted that if a district declines to allow non-enrolled students to participate, those students may seek participation in a different district that does permit it, a provision King read from the state legislation.
