home-school

The legislation has a 12-year history in Missouri, with little movement until recently.

A Senate bill allowing homeschooled student participation in public and charter school activities and athletics passed the Missouri House on Wednesday.

Roughly 61,000 school-age children are homeschooled, or about 6% of all students across the state.

The House Education Committee passed a bill on Monday which would require public school activities to be available to home-schooled students in the…