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All of the Tebow children were homeschooled by their mother, who worked to instill the family’s deep Christian beliefs along the way.[7] In 1996, legislation was passed in Florida allowing homeschooled students to compete in local high school sporting events. The law specifies that homeschooled students may participate on the team of the local school in the school district in which they live.[8] The Tebows lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and Tim played linebacker and tight end at the local Trinity Christian Academy for one season. Tebow's preferred position was quarterback, but Trinity football team's offense did not rely on passing the football, so he began to explore his options to play for a new high school.[9] He decided to attend Nease High School, which under head coach Craig Howard was known for having a passing offense. With the rest of his family living on a farm in Duval County, Tim and his mother moved into an apartment in nearby St. Johns County, making him eligible to play for the football team at Nease. His performance soon began to turn some heads, and led to a minor controversy over him being a homeschooled student that chose for which school he wanted to play.[10]

Yes. I say let them play for the public school because we all know if that home schooled kid is an exceptional athlete he/she will end up at a private school which would be more than happy to accept that home schooled athlete that couldn't play for the public school.

 

I am not trying to start anything, just stating my opinion. I know that there is a separate forum for public/private debates, but I honestly feel that a private school has an advantage over a public school when it comes to fielding successful sports teams and I could see a private school taking a home schooled kid and allowing that kid to play because the public school wouldn't let him/her

However, the fact remains that home-schooled kids are not using resources that otherwise would have been used in the schools- saving the school district money. Furthermore, the reason why the parent is homeschooling their child is presumedly because they do not like what the school district is doing. The kid should not be penalized for the mistakes of others.

 

You are a bit misinformed about school funding. Schools receive funding on the number of students that attend their school on a daily basis (ADA), not on the number of students that reside in their county or district. When a student is home schooled, the school loses funding for that student. It amounts to approximately $6000 for the year (at least for our district). I realize that many parents pay school taxes based on the property tax rate, but, in low socio-economic areas such as the one in which I live, this local funding is very small compared to the SEEK funding that we receive from the state.

AND...... the PVA office is a locally elected official. In my community the PVA office tries to keep assessed values of property low.... to ensure landowners pay low taxes (and that the official is elected again). Of course personal property assessments can't be easily altered...but real estate can.

 

I would assume that this is the same practice that takes place across the Commonwealth. This means that only a fraction (and a small one at that) of the revenue from the tax base in a community goes to fund the local school system. In reality the ADA funding from the state finances the system.

 

If a student is not attending, then they are actually costing their district funding.... Not, as some say, saving them money!

AND...... the PVA office is a locally elected official. In my community the PVA office tries to keep assessed values of property low.... to ensure landowners pay low taxes (and that the official is elected again). Of course personal property assessments can't be easily altered...but real estate can.

 

I would assume that this is the same practice that takes place across the Commonwealth. This means that only a fraction (and a small one at that) of the revenue from the tax base in a community goes to fund the local school system. In reality the ADA funding from the state finances the system.

 

If a student is not attending, then they are actually costing their district funding.... Not, as some say, saving them money!

So, if all home schooled kids in Kentucky were enrolled in public schools, where would the extra money come from to absorb those students? Kentucky does not print money so either taxes would be raised or the size of classes and the workload on teachers and staff would increase.

So be it then-- Raise taxes. I have never argued against taxation for the betterment of education. However, as a taxpayer I see better ways to raise the necessary money.

 

Redundant social programs, government waste, and LOW property assessments are all culprits of poor funding of education in Kentucky.

 

All students are guaranteed a free and appropriate education--If a student's presence betters a school system (by providing additional money for that system) then "Mission Accomplished!"

 

Good debate though...I like studying both points of view. It makes for an enlightning discussion.

 

Thanks!

Nope, if you want to play for the county school in sports then you should attend the county school.

This has all come about because of Tebow in my opinion and I still say NO NO NO!

Edited January 22, 200917 yr by Ram
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This bill is dead and going nowhere fast. Westwood doesn't even have the support of the Northern Kentucky delegation and he did not let anyone know about it. Simple self serving stunt.

So be it then-- Raise taxes. I have never argued against taxation for the betterment of education. However, as a taxpayer I see better ways to raise the necessary money.

 

Redundant social programs, government waste, and LOW property assessments are all culprits of poor funding of education in Kentucky.

 

All students are guaranteed a free and appropriate education--If a student's presence betters a school system (by providing additional money for that system) then "Mission Accomplished!"

 

Good debate though...I like studying both points of view. It makes for an enlightning discussion.

 

Thanks!

Schools exist to make the student better - not vice-versa and the responsible parents should be free to decide what education is appropriate for their children, not the state. Funding formulas can be changed, if necessary, to accommodate homeschoolers but replacing a couple of team members with homeschooled kids who are good enough to make the cut will cost little or nothing more.

This bill is dead and going nowhere fast. Westwood doesn't even have the support of the Northern Kentucky delegation and he did not let anyone know about it. Simple self serving stunt.

That is too bad. Not surprising but disappointing just the same.

Schools exist to make the student better - not vice-versa and the responsible parents should be free to decide what education is appropriate for their children, not the state. Funding formulas can be changed, if necessary, to accommodate homeschoolers but replacing a couple of team members with homeschooled kids who are good enough to make the cut will cost little or nothing more.

 

Schools don't exist to provide athletic teams for students - they exist to provide an education. The atletic and extra curricular activities are for those who attend the school. I don't think a parent who home schools would teach students from the school just because it would be good for some students -so by the same token why should home schooled children expect to participate in the school activities.

 

We have to remember this issue isn't about a few students replacing a few students on a team - it is about the big picture. You abide by the choices you make. I have been around several families that home school. Most of the time the children are very prepared. The only thing they seem to struggle in is tolerance of those who have different views from theirs.

Yes they should if they live in the School Dist. :ylsuper:

That should be up to the private school but I doubt that private schools would be interested in allowing home schooled students join their teams. The parents of home schooled students are not compelled by the government to support private schools in their neighborhood, so they do not own a stake in those schools.

 

I think that if there was a situation like that, the private school,may charge them a certain amount to play. The private school may charge double for that kid to play on their team.

By home-schooling their child, those parents have essentially said, "the public school is not good enough to educate my child." Since they made that choice, they also choose to forego the other extracurricular benefits the school provides.