PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD CRACK THE DOOR FOR HOME-SCHOOLERS< OTHER STATES LET HOME-SCHOOLERS TAKE PART IN CLASSES AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD STRIVE TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE.(EDITORIAL) From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: September 10, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 News & Record. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Playing sports in school is a privilege, not a right, which is why the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was right to turn down a home-schooled student's request to play middle school baseball.

But the school board went further last month, making a debatable decision to bar home-schooled children from all classroom and extracurricular activities.

The school board's decision means 13-year-old Karsten Rabe will not be allowed to pitch for his local middle school team. It was an easy call. The N.C. High School Athletic Association requires student-athletes to be enrolled in ...

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