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Your district decides.

Change the law

Let homeschool kids play.

Sign to ask for a hearing and a vote on homeschool sports access in the 2027 session.

Every family in Michigan helps pay for its public schools: $28.4 billion in 2024.

Sign to let them play

Senate Bill 589 of 2025, in Senate Education since September 25, 2025; dies December 31, 2026.

What a yes district asks

Waiting time

No waiting period found in the state rule. Ask the athletic director to confirm in writing.

Public school classes

Some public school classes.

Grades or a test

Passing grades or credits.

The papers

Enrollment in 66 percent of a full class load
Progress reports
Sports physical
Immunization record or exemption

Transcript, in the Academic Game Plan Standardized testing

The date that matters

Per school; grade checks every 10 weeks

Do it

Step 1: Email the principal and the athletic director of the public school for your home address.
Write my email to the principal
Step 2: Ask one question: does this district allow homeschool students on its teams? Ask for the answer, and the policy number, in writing.
Step 3: If yes, enroll in and pass at least 66 percent of a full class load at the school.
By: Per school; grade checks every 10 weeks
Step 4: Hand in progress reports every 10 weeks.
See my papers
Step 5: Get a sports physical. Bring the immunization record or the exemption.
Step 6: At sign up, ask about letters, senior night and team photos. Get every answer in writing.
Step 7: If the answer at step 2 is no, see the next door below.
Open the bill

The traps+

Leaving a school: No waiting period found in the state rule. Ask the athletic director to confirm in writing.
The notice window: Per school; grade checks every 10 weeks
Get every answer in writing: An email from the principal or the athletic director is your proof if the answer changes later.
Letters and senior night: Ask about letters, senior night and team photos at sign up, not at the end of the season.

Your worries, answered+

Homeschoolers can't play.: Some districts in Michigan say yes and some say no. Ask yours in writing.
We would have to enroll.: Yes, part time. Your young achiever takes some public school classes to play.
They will test my child.: No outside test. The school looks at grades in the classes your young achiever takes.
They will come after our homeschool.: The papers go to the school for the one young achiever who plays, only to show eligibility. No case was found where sports papers led to a review of a homeschool.
A co-op class disqualifies us.: A co-op or online class is still homeschooling. If anyone says it disqualifies your young achiever, ask for the written rule that says so.
The coach will cut my child.: Where the district says yes, your young achiever gets a tryout, not a promised spot, on the same terms as everyone else.

The law, word for word+

The rule

MHSAA regulations; Reid v. Kenowa Hills (2004)

Who runs the teams

Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)

Source

secondhalf.mhsaa.com

The bill

Senate Bill 589 of 2025, in Senate Education since September 25, 2025; dies December 31, 2026.

Open the bill

Checked against Michigan's own rule on October 20, 2026.

This is a summary of public law, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always confirm with your state before you file.