Homeschool Sports Eligibility in Mississippi
No. Mississippi has no law opening public school teams to homeschoolers, and the state activities association counts only a student legally enrolled in a member school as eligible.
Why homeschoolers cannot play
The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) handbook says only a bona fide student, legally enrolled in a member school and taking the required number of subjects, may play. It adds that a student in a home-schooled program is not a bona fide student.
The handbook treats a full-time virtual program the same way: a school or student that chooses to be virtual is considered home schooled, and no participation is allowed.
Community leagues and clubs that are not MHSAA teams set their own rules for who can join.
Rules that decide participation
If your child enrolls
A student who enrolls in a member school becomes subject to MHSAA's transfer and academic rules, including a rule for students entering grades 10, 11, or 12 from an accredited home school program.
Before the season
First step
If your teen may enroll for sports, ask the school how MHSAA's transfer rule applies to your homeschool before the year your teen would start.
School that fits around the season
Lessons start at your child's level and go wherever practice and travel do. We grade the work as it is submitted and keep the grades and transcript a school or league may ask to see.
$149/month per child after the trial.