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Resident urges board to allow homeschool students into Danville athletics under IHSAA rule
Summary
Dustin McKinney asked the Danville board to permit district homeschool students to play on school teams by taking one full-credit class instead of full-time enrollment, citing Indiana High School Athletic Association rule 12-5 and committing to meet all eligibility requirements.
Dustin McKinney, a Danville resident, told the board he would like the district to change its athletic eligibility policy to allow homeschool students who live in the district to participate in middle- and high-school sports by enrolling in a single full-credit course rather than requiring full-time enrollment. “I believe it to be a simple, but meaningful, policy change that would allow homeschool students, who live in our school district the opportunity to participate in Danville Athletics,” McKinney said, and he emphasized that homeschooled athletes would follow the same academic, eligibility and drug-testing rules as other students.
Board members agreed to place the topic on a future agenda for discussion. Dr. Schaeffer explained the district currently allows dual-enrolled homeschool students to participate in co-curricular activities but requires full-time enrollment for athletics; he said the board should review whether local policy can be aligned with Indiana High School Athletic Association guidance (IHSAA rule 12-5). A trustee asked staff to prepare the relevant policy text and background for the next month's meeting so the board can consider whether to revise the district's athletic eligibility rule.
