WHEREAS, extracurricular and co-curricular activities, including, but not limited to, interscholastic sports, academic teams, and clubs, are important as an integral complement to the development of social and intellectual skills necessary to become a well-rounded student; and

WHEREAS, unlike public school students, home-schooled students are not provided the opportunity to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities due to the nature of education delivery and the limited resources of parents; and

WHEREAS, the State is responsible for providing all of Hawaii's children a free and appropriate education; and

WHEREAS, providing home-schooled children the opportunity to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities will ensure that all of Hawaii's students are provided a well-rounded education; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Education has yet to establish procedures and guidelines for home-schooled children to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities at public schools; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, that the Department of Education is requested to immediately establish procedures and guidelines for allowing home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities in public schools; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Superintendent of Education, and the members of the Board of Education.

Report Title:

Home-Schooled Students; Participation in Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities at Public Schools