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House allows virtual‑school students to compete in high school athletics; amendment to exclude some statewide online programs tabled
Summary
The House approved a bill to let virtual‑school students participate in interscholastic athletics if they meet eligibility standards. An amendment aimed at excluding certain statewide virtual providers from the measure was offered and tabled.
The Tennessee House passed Senate Bill 690 on third and final consideration to permit virtual‑school students to participate in interscholastic athletics provided they meet the same eligibility requirements that apply to other students.
Representative Matt Powers, sponsor, said the bill extends to virtual‑school students the same participation rights that earlier legislation had granted homeschool students. "All this is doing…
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