Public School Coaches Exclude Homeschoolers
By Mimi Rothschild
The Clanton Advisor reported on a story this week about coaches trying to keep homeschoolers from participating in public school sports.
“I don’t see how I could put a home schooled player ahead of one of the guys who is here all day long. It just doesn’t seem fair to me for the kids here at the school.”
WHY NOT?!
Do homeschoolers not pay the same taxes as public school parents? Are they not American citizens? This kind of exclusionary attitude is what makes sports so intolerable for most kids. I’m sure there are some great high school coaches out there, but I’d like to remind those who wish to exclude that it’s JUST A GAME. We’re talking about football here!
I once knew a homeschooler who was allowed to play football for a public school team. He was actually one of the better players, but the rest of the team made his life so miserable that he quit before the season was even over. Coaches should spend their time trying to curb this mentality, not facilitate it.
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Let me fist off say that I’m a born again believer in Jesus Christ and believe fully that we are called by scripture to push back what is dark in the world. Now….Really…are you kidding me? Quite bashing public schools for not allowing little Bobby Homeschooler to play football at the local high school. It’s ironic that someone would choose to homeschool their kid under the overblown pretense that all public schools are inheriantly evil and void of Christ but still want to send little Bobby Homeschooler to that same evil school to play sports. Please tell me how that makes sense because I’m still trying to get my head around that one. It basically boils down to hypocrisy because, in fighting for little Bobby Homeschooler to play sprts at the public school, a homeschool parent is in essence saying “public schools aren’t good enough for my child in most cases…except sports.” What an arrogant move. It doesn’t matter if you pay taxes. If you’re going to homeschool your kid that’s your wrong choice but don’t complain when the so called evil school that you willingly removed them from because you see it as totally void of Christ doesn’t allow your little sub par athlete to compete on their teams.
Comment by Colby Hodges — May 31, 2007 @ 9:48 am
Colby,
You’re making a lot of false assumptions and generalizations.
I don’t see how it’s arrogant to want to include a child in a public sport when we’ve paid for that inclusion through taxes.
Secondly, not all homeschool athletes are sub par, and that’s not why they are being rejected.
Comment by Mimi Rothschild — June 11, 2007 @ 3:58 pm