[GunRunner]

You sound like you think our children should be punished for making a decision to learn in a different environment by not being allowed to do selected activites that we pay taxes for.

Punishment has nothing to do with it. All I said was that it seems odd that people are treating this girl like she doesn't belong, even though she's enrolled in the school she's representing. But the boy who refused to wrestle an opponent who earned their spot, and who doesn't even attend the school he represents, is some sort of hero.

As long as you're not denying an opportunity to a kid who is actually enrolled and attends the school that he wants to represent, then I say home schoolers can have at it, as long as they're taxpayers of the district, pay the same fees, and meet the same academic eligibility requirements that everyone else does.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Many public school districts don’t allow homeschooled kids to participate in any activities at all. It is nice to see a school that did allow him to try out for the team and play.

[Oberon]

As long as you're not denying an opportunity to a kid who is actually enrolled and attends the school that he wants to represent, then I say home schoolers can have at it, as long as they're taxpayers of the district, pay the same fees, and meet the same academic eligibility requirements that everyone else does.

So it's "homeschoolers to the back of the bus," is it?

You sound like a member of some teacher's union or something. I'm sure the NEA thanks you for your work here.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Unfortunately Home School families have to pay taxes for the public school district they are in. So in effect, they are paying double(x2) for school. I wish we had the voucher system. Not to mention the mom having to stay home and not work because of her desire to raise a child with a "High Quality" education.

Question: Do you agree with the union protests in Wisconsin? This is the state the has textbooks praising Islam and Obama while marginalizing George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and most of our founding forefathers. What are they protesting for? Their $100,000 salaries to teach cultural marxism to our young people.