Equal Access Law

 Participation in interscholastic activities of public school district by home school students

§59-63-100: Homeschool students are now eligible to participate in public school interscholastic sports and activities: The Equal Access to Interscholastic Activities Act was signed into law by Governor Nikki Haley. What this means for homeschool children...

South Carolina has granted equal access to home school students to public school interscholastic activities. It is the student's responsibility to attend the initial try-outs/practices and provide the coach/school with any additional information or documentation necessary to verify that the student is eligible to compete (i.e., transcripts, physical exam, birth certificate, etc.).

Points to note:  

Please read the law in its entirety at http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/title59.php . Reference Section 59-63-100.

It it not my intention here to give a full or partial legal summary of the law. Bold, italics, and underlines added by me for emphasis.

 Section 59-63-100 (A) (3) 'Home school student' is a child taught in accordance with Section 59-65-40, 59-65-45, or 59-65-47   (PACESC falls under this statute!) and has been taught in accordance with one of these sections for a full academic year prior to participating in an interscholastic activity pursuant to this section. (4) 'Interscholastic activities' includes, but is not limited to , athletics, music, speech, and other extracurricular activities. (B) (3) student participating in interscholastic activities: (a) resides within the attendance boundaries of the school for which the student participates; (4) student notifies the superintendent of the school district in writing of his intent to participate in the interscholastic activity as a representative of the school before the beginning date of the season for the activity in which he wishes to participate. (C) A public school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility is ineligible to participate in interscholastic activities as a charter school student, Governor's school student, or home school student for the following semester . To establish eligibility for subsequent school years, the student's teacher shall certify by submitting an affidavit to the school district that the student meets the relevant policies of the school at which the student wishes to participate.Please remember, these are just excerpts pulled from the law. Please review the law for yourself at the link provided above.