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VA Senate Committee Kills ‘Tebow Bill’
Virginia will remain among the 21 states that do not give home-schoolers access to play public school sports.
By Paige Baxter, Capital News Service. A Senate committee Thursday stopped the “Tebow bill” aimed at allowing home-schoolers to participate in public schools’ sports and other extracurricular activities. The Senate Education and Health Committee defeated House Bill 1442 on a 7-8 vote, taking the matter off the table for this legislative session. All of the Republicans on the committee voted in favor of HB 1442, except Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), who joined the seven Democratic committee members —including Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) in opposing the bill. Do you think the bill should have made it to the Senate floor? Speak out here. The legislation is nicknamed for NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, who as a home-schooler in Florida played …
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Abe Frankel
9:26 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Why? Says who? Apparently 29 states in the country allow homeschooled kids to participate in public school sports and activities. Why is it a bad idea for Virginia (or anywhere else)? more ›