OAR 581-021-0033: Interscholastic Activities Eligibility Requirement for Home School Students

(1) A home school student may participate in interscholastic activities in his or her resident district’s attendance area if the student meets all of the requirements of ORS 339.460 and: (a) Achieves a composite test score that is not less than the 23rd percentile on any of the annual achievement tests listed in OAR 581-021-0026; and (b) Submits the student’s composite test score to the district prior to participation in an interscholastic activity. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) of this rule, any public school student who chooses to be home schooled may participate in interscholastic activities while awaiting test score results. (3) A school district may adopt alternative requirements, in consultation with the parent or legal guardian of a home school student, that a student must meet to participate in interscholastic activities, including but not limited to a requirement that a student submit a portfolio of work samples to a school district committee for review to determine whether a student is eligible to participate in interscholastic activities.