Senate OKs limited eligibility for private-school athletes in public athletics Senate Bill 18-22 passed after debate over whether students at small private schools (under 200 high-school students) should be eligible to compete for teams in the public schools where they are zoned; sponsors said the measure provides parity for small private schools and mirrors access provided to homeschool students; vote was 26-4.

Tennessee's Senate just passed a bill allowing students from small private high schools to join public school sports, stirring up a heated debate over fairness and competition!

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