Homeschool Sports Eligibility in Nevada
Yes. Nevada law lets a homeschooled child play interscholastic sports at the public school the child is zoned to attend, within the district of residence, after the family files a notice of intent to participate.
How homeschool participation works
NRS 392.074 sets the right, and the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) governs the sports. The same rules apply to a homeschooler as to enrolled students, including eligibility, fees, insurance, physical exams, conduct, and discipline.
A district or school may not set eligibility rules for homeschoolers that are stricter than the rules for other students. No one may challenge the result of a game because a homeschooled child played in it.
Under NRS 388D.040, a school may use only commonly used practices to judge a homeschooled child's academic eligibility.
Rules that decide participation
Notice of intent to participate
A current notice of intent to participate is on file with the school district, separate from the notice of intent to homeschool.
Before the season
First step
Send the district its participation notice, then ask the zoned school's athletic director for its physical and insurance forms.
When to start
File the notice before the season starts; it has to be current for the school year your child plays.
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.