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A home-schooled education has become an increasingly popular option for American families, comprising well over one million of the country's student age population. But this alternative route to public, private, and parochial school offers little opportunity to participate in competitive sports. Home-school families across the country have lobbied for their children to be allowed to join the athletic teams of local public schools, arguing they deserve as much since they pay school taxes. But many school districts disagree, arguing that issues of academic eligibility and additional financial strains complicate inclusion. Legality varies from state to state: Some authorize the practice, others leave it to the discretion of the individual district, and a large number staunchly oppose it. REAL SPORTS correspondent Frank Deford talks with home-school families, as well as local school districts, to hear both sides of this burning issue.
Correspondent: Frank Deford
Producer: Amani Martin.
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