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Home school athletes turned down
by Joey Martin - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
The Ouachita Parish School Board voted not to allow home-schooled students to participate in athletics, after the state legislature left it up to local school boards to decide whether those students can participate in sports for either public or private schools in their area.

West Monroe head football coach and athletic director Don Shows said he"s happy with the board"s decision.

"I don"t know that home-schooling academic standards are the same as public schools," Shows said. "I think they should be in public school anyway."

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