A COUP IN NJ?
Another article about how unfair it is that homeschoolers aren’t allowed to play on the g-school teams. The reporter seems to be sympathetic to the parents, quoting several g-school coaches who want the kids to play. Not a lot lot new but this really caught my eye.
A legal challenge is unlikely because of the potential cost, according to Howard Forstrom, the president of the NJHSA.
Hey, Tim, what gives? Were you kicked out for hanging with those troublemakers at H&OES.
UPDATE: Just caught an error in the article, which claims there are 40,000 homeschoolers in NJ. From what I’ve been able to tell, the number is probably closer to 15,000.
3 Responses to “A COUP IN NJ?”
 Comment by Tim Haas May 5th, 2004 at 8:44 am |
No, no, they’re the NJHSA — North Jersey Home Schoolers Association. I’m NJHA — New Jersey Homeschool Association. Damned confusing, I know. |
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Comment by Tim Haas May 5th, 2004 at 9:00 am |
OK, I’ve gone and read the piece. I was interviewed for it but not quoted. The whole back story is missing. A coach — who apparently misinterpreted the very clear NJSIAA rules on this — let a homeschooled kid play for a school baseball team, and in consequence the nearly unbeaten team has now has to forfeit games. Everyone associated with the team has been very supportive, but the kid is crushed and the family has been trying to figure out if the problem is fixable. I suggested that they instead look into increasing the reach of the Home School Sports Network (www.hspn.net) or something similar, and as the kid in question wants to get into sports management as a career, they’re considering it. |
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Comment by Joan May 7th, 2004 at 8:42 am |
40,000, huh? I wonder where this number comes from–hsers don’t register in NJ. Who’s counting? |