BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — As the start of a new school year approaches, the father of a home-schooled student is asking school leaders to reconsider athletic eligibility rules they say prevent homeschooled and private school students from participating in public school sports.
The issue was brought before the Brunswick County Board of Education on Tuesday by parent Nathan Strawderman, whose son, Carson, is entering ninth grade.
Last August, Carson Strawderman helped the South Brunswick baseball team win the Diamond Youth 12-U World Series in South Carolina, a championship he hopes will not mark the end of his opportunity to play alongside many of the same teammates…