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Parent and student ask Toms River board to reconsider homeschool-athlete ban
Summary
A parent and his son told the board they want the district's policy that bars homeschool students from high school sports changed; the board said the policy committee will review the request at an upcoming meeting.
Daniel Ackerman and his son Andrew asked the Toms River Regional Schools board to revisit the district policy that prevents homeschool students from participating in high school athletics.
Daniel Ackerman spoke during public comment and said the group is not seeking a wholesale overturn but wants a policy that allows high-performing homeschool students to compete. "What we're looking here to do is take a policy that currently punishes all for the sins of a few and change that to…
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