Ability to play sports at private schools if homeschooled?

[Anonymous]

Wondering whether kids who are homeschooled in DC are able to play sports at public schools? What about private? I’ve heard rumors that some kids are able to play sports at schools like Maret and St John’s (they aren’t accepted to those schools, they are homeschooled). Just wondering what the options are as that’s a huge consideration for our kids.

[Anonymous]

No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

[Anonymous]

Avalon allows it, but they're prettyfar out in the suburbs. I think public schools are not allowed to by law.

[Anonymous]

In Virginia there are homeschool teams, no idea about dc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Avalon allows it, but they're prettyfar out in the suburbs. I think public schools are not allowed to by law.

Depends on the state. We currently live in PA. Within our school district, kids are allowed to participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities. The reasoning has to do with payment of school taxes. In PA, school tax is paid separately (by property owners) to the local school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

I'm sure the parents paying 50k a year love it when their kid gets cut in favor of a kid not even attending the school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

I'm sure the parents paying 50k a year love it when their kid gets cut in favor of a kid not even attending the school

They probably aren’t happy. If they have an issue, they should take it up with the school.

[Anonymous]

I think that you can play sports on public school teams if you home school, but please don't, everyone will hate your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

All of the well regarded private schools in DC have the same policy. They don’t allow homeschoolers or students that aren’t in good academic standing or taking a full course load to play on their teams. But maybe a cheap no name school would.

[Anonymous]

Private schools prefer fake students to enroll and come in and carry the rich kids on the team.

[Anonymous]

No schools with good sports would allow this. Maybe some swag school who can’t get enough kids to enroll?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

All of the well regarded private schools in DC have the same policy. They don’t allow homeschoolers or students that aren’t in good academic standing or taking a full course load to play on their teams. But maybe a cheap no name school would.

They won’t allow it or cheating would be rampant. There was a school in PG county (something Baptist) that at one point had the #1 ranked baseball team
In the country.

Turns out it was all “homeschooled” kids from all over the country. The private schools would go nuts recruiting athletes from everywhere because you wouldn’t actually have to live nearby…it would be no problem to house them nearby just in-season.

Public schools usually let you on your local team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can’t play sports at private schools and be homeschooled. But, yes, please call Maret and St. John’s and ask…

Instead of making fun of the OP, perhaps you should educate yourself better. Some private schools do allow this. Some private schools also allow homeschoolers to take a class or two without being fully enrolled.

All of the well regarded private schools in DC have the same policy. They don’t allow homeschoolers or students that aren’t in good academic standing or taking a full course load to play on their teams. But maybe a cheap no name school would.

They won’t allow it or cheating would be rampant. There was a school in PG county (something Baptist) that at one point had the #1 ranked baseball team
In the country.

Turns out it was all “homeschooled” kids from all over the country. The private schools would go nuts recruiting athletes from everywhere because you wouldn’t actually have to live nearby…it would be no problem to house them nearby just in-season.

Public schools usually let you on your local team.

Who is paying to house these athletes?

[Anonymous]

Public schools in certain states allow this but neither MD or DC does. I don’t know about VA.