TX Bill Lets Home-Schoolers Play Public School Sports

The Dallas Morning News reports:

Texas is poised to let home-schooled students compete in public school sports and other extracurricular activities, after the Senate advanced the proposal in one of its closest votes this session.

The bill passed 16-14 on Saturday and now goes back to the House, where representatives can accept the Senate’s changes or convene a conference committee to hash out differences.

If the bill, which is being called the Tim Tebow Bill after the Jacksonville Jaguars tight end who played in public schools as a home-schooler in Florida, becomes law, the changes would be in effect for the next school year.

Read the full article. Photo: Bill sponsor Sen. Angela Paxton, wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton. Christians: We won’t send our kids to those socialist public schools! Also Christians: Our kids have a right to play sports for socialist public schools!

Texas Senate passes ‘Tim Tebow’ bill letting home-schoolers compete in public school sports and activities https://t.co/wk7GNLIxWT

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) May 22, 2021