OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — Some Oklahoma parents whose children are homeschooled are sharing mixed reaction ahead of an upcoming study on potentially allowing those homeschoolers to participate in public school extracurricular activities.
The interim study, proposed by Oklahoma Rep. John Kane (R-OK) says it plans to determine if there is a path towards allowing homeschoolers to participate in activities like athletics, band, debate and fine arts in their own school districts. It stresses that it intends to determine if there is a solution that all stakeholders can agree with.
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The study invites the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA). News 4 employees sat down with OSSAA Assistant Director Grant Gower who noted the importance of feedback from the nearly 500 member schools that comprise the association.
“Out of those member schools, what we seek to to do is get input on issues of this nature,” said Gower. “Then we try to follow their direct recommendations as much as we can.”