KATY, ROSENBERG – Katy ISD trustees voted 4-3 to opt out of allowing homeschooled students to participate in extracurricular activities, while Lamar Consolidated ISD trustees voted unanimously to opt in, as school boards face implementation decisions following passage of Senate Bill 401.
The new bill, which allows homeschooled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities at their local public school, was approved in May. Under the legislation, school districts are automatically opted in to allow homeschooled students to participate in extracurricular activities unless they choose to opt out.
At the local level…