Tim Tebow (top) Collin Klein(bottom)
Tim Tebow (26yrs old) was released by the New England Patriots(AKA best team EVER) before the start of the 2013 NFL season and did not find a new team during the campaign(sad face). Upon being cut by the Patriots(not the Patriots best choice), Tebow made plain his continued desire to play quarterback in the NFL.
Tebow is a Christian man who puts bible verses under his eyes before every game. He kneels and prays before he plays. This became his trademark called "Tebow-ing", which is banned from most public schools. Yes Ladies, He is single;) (but if you are reading this you are probably too young for him; not to crush your dreams and hopes. #WelcomeToTheRestOfTheFemale'sMind)
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and Collin Klein(a football player who was a 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist) were home school students and played on their local public school’s football team. Tebow went on to become one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history.
Students who live within a public school district but are home schooled will be allowed to try out for that public school’s interscholastic activities in the same way as a student enrolled at the public school.This includes more or less all public school extracurricular activities like basketball, football, speech, debate, chess, etc.
In 2013 Texas Legislative Session is working to amend the existing law so that home school students will be able to play in UIL activities. This is proudly referred to as the “Tim Tebow Law.”
Not So Fun Facts
- Texas has 320,000 home schooling students and parents. Thousands of home schooling parents pay property taxes that fund public school, but their home schooled children aren't even allowed to join the teams.
- There are an estimated 320,000 home school students in Texas. Since the Texas Comptroller estimates that educating a single student costs $11,000 annually, homeschoolers save the state an estimate of $3.5 billion annually.
- Justin Jackson is on a list created by Rivals.com as one of the best high school basketball players. He is the 29th best basketball player in the nation for the class of 2014. Justin home schools in Houston, and because he is not allowed to play on a public school team, Justin is not allowed to win the state championship.
- Only 27 states already allow home school students to participate in UIL activities including
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
Section 1: Amends Subchapter D, Chapter 33 of the Education Code by adding Section 33.0833.
The bill allows home schooled students to participate in UIL activities provided by the school district in which the home schooled student resides.
HB 1374 and SB 929 require that home school students remain subject to all “relevant policies that apply to students enrolled in the school.” These policies include qualifications such as age eligibility, insurance, physical condition, and standards of behavior and performance.
The bill requires that the primary instructor of the student submit written verification to the public school district of the student’s academic record indicating whether the student is:
- Receiving a passing grade in each course being taught
- Maintaining satisfactory progress towards academic achievement
HB 1374 and SB 929 prohibit home school students from participating in UIL activities during the remainder of a year in which they were enrolled in a public school.
HB 1374 and SB 929 prohibit the UIL from preventing home school students from participating in UIL activities who comply with the requirements set forth in the entire statute.
Advantages:
- Ends Discrimination: This ends discrimination against home schooled students who aren't allowed to try out for extracurricular activities. Home school students will be able participate in extracurricular activities such as sports, theater, and musical competitions in public school leagues.
- Broader Selection of Talent: HB 1374 and SB 929 will allow all students of extra ordinary talents to higher quality of competition.
- Saves the State Money: Many home school families choose to put their children in public high school in order to participate in extracurricular activities such as Prom(homeschool Proms exist everywhere) or sports. If these students remain homeschoolers, it will save the state a substantial amount of money. The extra money could then be used to improve the education of the remaining public school students.
Are the school districts liable for injuries to home school students?
Currently in the state of Texas, school districts are not liable for injuries sustained during athletic activities. Each school district currently requires parents to sign a waiver before allowing public school students to participate in athletic activities. The same liability rules would apply to homeschoolers since home school students would compete on the same basis as public school students.
How do we verify that students are being taught at home?
The state of Texas acknowledges the parents of a home schooled student to be solely responsible for that child’s education and considers the child to be accountable exclusively to the parent for the quality of that education. The state of Texas does not require any annual or regular assessments of the child’s academic progress. HB 1374 and SB 929 implement the same verification standard required in Arizona and Utah, which allows a parent to provide written verification indicating that the student is achieving satisfactory progress towards academic achievement. Questions about the quality of home school education are often laid to rest with the knowledge that national studies have repeatedly demonstrated that home school students score in the 80th percentile on national tests. In comparison, their public school counterparts who score at the 50th percentile mark.
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