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Archived entries for student participation

Minnesota schools include disabled students in sports

The Associated Press reports on Minnesota Public Radio News that as the federal government pushes schools to include more disabled students in sports, Minnesota offers a map for how to do it and a look at the challenges that come along the way.

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Virginia House passes “Tebow” bill allowing home schoolers to participate in interscholastic sports

According to the Smith Mountain Eagle, the Virginia House of Delegates has voted 56-43 to allow home-school students to play sports at local public schools.

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New Jersey appellate court rules that district regulation barring participation in extracurricular activities by a student arrested for a criminal offense violates state law

The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, has affirmed the decision of the state Commissioner of Education, ruling that a school district’s regulation barring a student from participating in extracurricular activities for criminal, off-campus conduct is facially overbroad, and exceeds the authority given to school boards under state laws and regulations.

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