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Washington Township board directs administration to draft policy allowing homeschooled high school athletes
Summary
After extended debate over safety, eligibility and scope, the Washington Township School District board voted to ask administration to draft a policy to allow homeschooled students to participate in high school sports; the motion stops short of immediate adoption and will return as a first reading.
The Washington Township School District board on Tuesday voted to direct administration to draft a policy to permit homeschooled students to participate in high school athletics, setting the stage for a future first reading rather than an immediate change.
The board’s discussion centered on how far to open extracurricular participation and how to protect the safety and eligibility standards that apply to district-enrolled students. "These programs should be a privilege that is awarded to our students in our public district school," said a board member who read an email opposing…
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