S/O List of States Allowing Homeschoolers to Play Public School Sports

[Amy in NH]

1. Alabama
    
   
2. Alaska
    
   
3. Arizona - YES
    
   
4. Arkansas
    
   
5. California - NO
    
   
6. Colorado - YES
    
   
7. Connecticut
    
   
8. Delaware - NO
    
   
9. Florida - YES
    
   
10. Georgia
     
    
11. Hawaii
     
    
12. Idaho - YES
     
    
13. Illinois
     
    
14. Indiana - NO
     
    
15. Iowa - YES
     
    
16. Kansas
     
    
17. Kentucky
     
    
18. Louisiana
     
    
19. Maine - YES
     
    
20. Maryland
     
    
21. Massachusetts - Up to the district
     
    
22. Michigan - YES
     
    
23. Minnesota - YES
     
    
24. Mississippi
     
    
25. Missouri - NO
     
    
26. Montana - NO for high school, Up to the district for elementary & middle school
     
    
27. Nebraska - NO
     
    
28. Nevada - YES
     
    
29. New Hampshire - YES
     
    
30. New Jersey - YES
     
    
31. New Mexico
     
    
32. New York - NO
     
    
33. North Carolina - NO
     
    
34. North Dakota - YES
     
    
35. Ohio - Up to the district
     
    
36. Oklahoma
     
    
37. Oregon - YES
     
    
38. Pennsylvania - YES
     
    
39. Rhode Island
     
    
40. South Carolina - YES
     
    
41. South Dakota
     
    
42. Tennessee
     
    
43. Texas - NO
     
    
44. Utah - YES
     
    
45. Vermont - YES
     
    
46. Virginia - NO
     
    
47. Washington - YES
     
    
48. West Virginia
     
    
49. Wisconsin
     
    
50. Wyoming
    

[Amy in NH]

I collected the info from the other thread. I'll update the list as people add info.

[MrsH]

In MA, districts have local homeschool rules, there are no state rules except as based on several court cases (which mostly side w/ the freedoms of hoemschoolers). This means that many communities allow homeschoolers to participate, and some (like mine) do not.

 

Occasionally the idea of drafting state legislation permitting participation comes up, but the overarching view (at least in our current community) is to "let sleeping dogs lie" and keep things local, so as to not inadvertently give the teachers unions or others to suddenly claim a stake in homeschoolers' lives and methods. We currently have great freedom here in MA, to choose to school as we please.

[snowbeltmom]

The state of Ohio leaves it up to each individual school district to establish its own policies regarding homeschoolers. The vast majority of public schools in my area do not permit homeschoolers access to the public school classes or extracurricular activities.

 

Of the schools that do have homeschooling policies, the policies vary widely. Some schools require the homeschooler to take a minimum of four classes at the public school, while other schools require that the homeschooler take only one class at the public school in order to participate in extracurricular activities.

 

As others have mentioned, some sports are very easy to play without needing to belong to a high school team. My kids tried many different sports when they were young. All three of them gravitated towards tennis. Tennis is an example of a sport that does not have to be played through a high school. In fact, many of the top tennis players do not play on their high school tennis teams because they don't want to take time off from competing at the national level.

[mom2scouts]

I also live in Ohio where it is up to local districts to decide whether homeschooled students can participate. I have only heard about one school district in my part of the state that allowed homeschoolers to participate in any activities. All of the other districts will only allow full time students in their extracurriculars.

[Luckymama]

Delaware----no

[athomeinMT]

Montana - no for high school, younger grades it's up to the school

[Mom22ns]

Missouri is a no.

[Upward Journey]

AZ -yes

[Kathy G]

Wow- thanks!I am disappointed in the results, but thanks!!

[VinNY]

NY -NO