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Homeschooling parent urges Rutherford to allow homeschooled students in school sports; board says policy is local decision
Summary
Deacon Raymond Schembri asked the board to reverse a local ban on homeschoolers participating in Rutherford athletics and allow his daughter to try out for the high‑school swim team; the superintendent clarified that a statewide change years ago left eligibility decisions to local boards.
Deacon Raymond Schembri of Rutherford asked the school board to reverse what he described as a blanket prohibition on homeschooled students joining Rutherford athletic teams and asked that his homeschooled daughter be allowed to try out for the high‑school swim team.
"Please let my daughter swim on the Rutherford High School swim team," Schembri said during public comment, adding…
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