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Claude ISD board votes to opt out of homeschool participation in UIL events
Summary
The board voted June 16 to opt Claude ISD out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL activities for 2025–26, citing changes from SB 401; the motion passed 6–0 with two members absent.
Claude ISD trustees voted unanimously on June 16 to opt the district out of allowing homeschool students to participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities through the school for the 2025–26 school year.
"I move that Claude ISD opts out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL events through the school," the motion reads; Hunter Bevill moved the motion and Hayden Hook seconded. The minutes record the board's vote as 6 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent.
The item appears in the minutes with background information explaining that during the 89th Texas Legislative Session SB 401 changed the default rules for homeschool participation. The minutes summarize that SB 401 requires ISDs to provide homeschool participation unless the board votes to opt out, and outlines that a homeschool student may participate at the zoned school if the district has opted in; if the zoned school opts out, the student may attend the closest school that allows participation. The board's action on June 16 formalizes Claude ISD's decision to opt out for 2025–26.
The public minutes do not record any public testimony for or against the opt-out; the decision was taken by the trustees in open session and entered into the official record.
