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Martinsville ISD board votes to opt out of SB 401, barring homeschoolers from extracurriculars
Summary
Trustees voted to opt out of SB 401 for the 2025–2026 school year, a decision that prevents homeschooled students from participating in MARTINSVILLE ISD extracurricular activities; the motion passed after the item was pulled from the consent agenda.
Board Vice President BJ Gross opened the June 16, 2025, meeting of the Board of Trustees of MARTINSVILLE ISD, and trustees later voted to opt out of SB 401 for the 2025–2026 school year. Trustee Juston Bass moved "to opt-out of the requirements of SB 401 to not allow homeschool students to participate in Martinsville ISD's extracurricular activities for the 2025-2026 school year," and Trustee Jonathan Adams seconded; the motion passed.
The opt-out was listed on the consent agenda but was pulled for separate action earlier in the meeting when Trustee Jonathan Adams asked that item 3d be removed. The motion, as recorded in the meeting minutes, changes the district's policy for the coming school year and directly affects homeschooled students' eligibility for district-sponsored extracurricular programs. No further conditions or exceptions were recorded in the public minutes.
