Athletics
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) permits a homeschooled student to participate in public school extracurricular athletics if that student’s parent has filed a notice of intent for that student and has otherwise complied with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-3050(b). Homeschool students associated with a church-related school may participate in public school extracurricular athletics, subject to compliance with eligibility rules (See TSSAA Bylaws, art. II, § 25, page 23). Local schools are prohibited from preventing homeschoolers from seeking to participate. Tennessee Code Annotated §49-6-3050(e), as signed into law April 1, 2013.
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"For the purposes of this rule, a school team may be one school or a cooperative program of one or more schools.” (See TSSAA Bylaws, art. IV, § 1.) This could include homeschool cooperative teams and teams from church-related schools. Schools may also play or scrimmage individual homeschooled students during the regular season, especially in individual sports such as track and field, wrestling, and golf.
Athletic Leadership
Isaac Oakes
Athletic Director
Travis Ballinger
Lead Pastor