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Can homeschoolers play HS hockey in Minnesota? I assume the answer is no, but I have no idea.

Alabama and other states were quick to discuss the Tebow Rule, not sure how many passed it.

Personally I think public school extracurriculars should only be made available to students.

I don't see why not. The whole idea here is to give opportunities to kids. Doesn't seem fair to me to exclude kids that go to alternative schools. Granted I don't think they need to rename the school as Edina and Joe and Linda Stepnazik's Coop...

Sparlimb wrote:I don't see why not. The whole idea here is to give opportunities to kids. Doesn't seem fair to me to exclude kids that go to alternative schools. Granted I don't think they need to rename the school as Edina and Joe and Linda Stepnazik's Coop...

Home schooled children's parents are supporting their school district with property taxes, so why shouldn't they be allowed to participate in the extracurricular activities?

Of homeschool kids I have known, they were allowed to partipate in the sports, band, and such in their school district. The school's administration did ask if they would enroll in one course so they could count them. Everybody won.

I don't know if this is true or not but I've heard that St. Cloud Tech's starting goaltender, Al Patten, is home schooled .

Yes homeschoolers can play. They have rights like using the library and other facilites. They pay the same taxes as anyone else.

Neutron 14 wrote:Yes homeschoolers can play. They have rights like using the library and other facilites. They pay the same taxes as anyone else.

And the school district loses all the funding they would have otherwise received. Seems fair to me, NOT

Fargo wrote:

Neutron 14 wrote:Yes homeschoolers can play. They have rights like using the library and other facilites. They pay the same taxes as anyone else.

And the school district loses all the funding they would have otherwise received. Seems fair to me, NOT

They lose state funding for them not being in classes. They do not lose the property taxes in their district and they do not lose the fees of the extracurricular activity.

The money they are losing is the money they wouldn't be getting anyways since they don't need the money to spend on something they do not get. Seems fair to me.

I played high school baseball with two home schooled kids. I would assume they can play hockey also.

Kids that are home-schooled or go to alternative schools such as ALC's are allowed to play high school sports in Minnesota.

MSHSL bylaw 104.00 section 3: Home school students: Minnesota statutes allow home schooled students to be eligible to participate in league sponsered activities for the public school in their resident school district.

Alternate schools have some specific guidelines concerning eligibilty so that one isn't as cut and dried as home school students.

So the answer is yes, homeschoolers can play. Begs the follow up question, "who is the best homeschool kid ever?"

O-townClown wrote:So the answer is yes, homeschoolers can play. Begs the follow up question, "who is the best homeschool kid ever?"

and the next question "why would it matter?"

Most home schooled kids are maladjusted to the real world. I don't know how they would survive on a hockey team.

Marty McSorely wrote:Most home schooled kids are maladjusted to the real world. I don't know how they would survive on a hockey team.

How many home schooled kids do you personally know?

A couple of dozen in our program. FOR THE MOST PART they don't interact very well with most of thier teammates. They are difficult to coach because the instruction is coming from someone besides mommy.

I've known a few home schooled kids, and found them to be well grounded, respectful, above average intellectually, and well liked by their teammates.

From the MSHSL website

3. Home School Students: Minnesota Statutes allow home schooled students to be eligible to participate in League-sponsored activities for the public school in their resident school district.

pioneers wrote:From the MSHSL website

3. Home School Students: Minnesota Statutes allow home schooled students to be eligible to participate in League-sponsored activities for the public school in their resident school district.

Nice quote, too bad some else posted it already. Way to read the thread

On a side note, Mn has a program called the Mn Virtual Highschool that is basically an online program from the Minnesota Transitions Charter School. From what I understand from talking to a local school board member, kids enrolled in this program are not allowed to participate in axtra curricular activities in their resident school district. They are only eligible to participate in the Minnesota Transitions Charter School activities.

I've heard of another similar program that is based out of Caledonia, MN.

Yep sorry about that. Kind of skipped ahead.

If they switch Home Schools in high school do they have to sit out a year?

Neutron 14 wrote:I've known a few home schooled kids, and found them to be well grounded, respectful, above average intellectually, and well liked by their teammates.

Well, that would make them stand out.

Lee

east hockey wrote:

Neutron 14 wrote:I've known a few home schooled kids, and found them to be well grounded, respectful, above average intellectually, and well liked by their teammates.

Well, that would make them stand out.

Lee

Amazing the things you DON'T learn on the bus!

BIAFP wrote:If they switch Home Schools in high school do they have to sit out a year?

I don't care who said it............that's funny