by CHEWV | Sep 4, 2019 | Articles, Sports
by James Summers Coming of age in a public school system, my cohorts and I breathed sports. Even if some didn’t make the team, they still wanted to be on the team: our complex hierarchy of social status relied, in no small part, on sports. Making the team or winning...
by CHEWV | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Sports
In North Carolina, Florida, and Texas, competitive homeschool sports leagues have garnered attention and respect comparable to that of public school teams. However, in most states – especially those as rural as West Virginia – developing homeschool...
by CHEWV | Jan 25, 2018 | Legislative, News, Sports
On the second day of the 2018 Session, the Senate version of the Tebow Bill (SB130) passed unanimously in the WV Senate Education Committee. Added amendments simply clarified the original purpose. An amendment from Senator Beach, which would have converted the bill...
by CHEWV | Sep 1, 2016 | Articles, Sports
Simone Biles, the homeschooled gymnast who won the world over in the recent Olympics, may be the “poster child” for homeschool athletics; Simone and her family pursued homeschooling because of its flexible schedule. Homeschoolers can and do utilize daytime...
by Melody Sheppard | Feb 4, 2016 | News, Sports
February 4, 2016 SB 105 (Tim Tebow Bill) was discussed today in the Senate Education Committee. Members of the committee heard homeschooler, Beth Penn, speak on behalf of WV homeschoolers and then the Executive Director of the SSAC gave his reasons for opposition of...
by Melody Sheppard | Sep 17, 2015 | High School, News, Sports
“Tim Tebow” Bill: That’s the label popularly given to a variety of efforts to allow private, parochial and homeschooled students to participate in public school sports. Extracurricular activities in West Virginia public schools are largely controlled by the...
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