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Keene ISD votes to bar homeschooled students from UIL extracurriculars for 2025–26
Summary
The Keene ISD board voted 5–1 (one absent) to opt out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL extracurricular activities for the 2025–26 school year; board member Johanna Penick voted nay.
At its July 21 meeting, the Keene ISD Board of Trustees voted to opt out of allowing homeschooled students to participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) extracurricular activities for the 2025–26 school year. The motion, made by Richard Bothe and seconded by Mitch Campbell, passed with five yea votes, one nay (Johanna Penick) and one absence (Jessica McFarlin).
The transcript records the board stating that "Keene ISD is Opting out" for the 2025–26 school year and that the district does not want homeschooled students to participate in UIL extracurriculars during that school year. No financial impacts, formal policy citations, or implementation details (for example, how the district will enforce eligibility) were recorded in the provided segments.
