There is a bill currently before the Virginia General Assembly that would allow home-schooled students to try out for and play on public school sports teams.  It has been nicknamed the “Tebow Bill” because apparently that’s how Tim Tebow was permitted to rise to football fame, playing for the Denver Broncos.

There are administrative problems with this idea.  Public schools monitor a students grades and personal conduct to determine their eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.  A home schooler would have only to report to their parents.  Mom and Dad become the teachers, principals, counselors, and only ones responsible for verifying these qualifications.

There are many reasons why parents choose to home school their children.  Our public schools leave a lot to be desired, both accedemically and socially.  Christians especially have moral reasons as to why they won’t send their children to public school.  The teaching of evolution as a fact and sex education that approves of lifestyles opposed to God’s Word.  Do we have the right to ask these people to set aside their personal convictions in order to have their children in sports?

After all these parents still pay property taxes and other charges levied to support the publice shcool system, so why can’t thier children participate in these activities? Why should governemnt pentalize them for wanting something better for their children?

I have worked both in the public school system and in Christian schools. I know many people who home school their children. It has many benefits, as well as a few drawbacks. I think the benefits far out weigh the drawbacks.

Children don’t have to deal with teachings that violate the Bible. They don’t have to see the disrespect and rudeness toward the teachers. They don’t have to contend with the foul langaage. They don’t have to be bullied for their faith and the list goes on.

What good reason can there be for not allowing them to participate in public school sports? Let it be a parental choice, not a government mandate.