Montana § 20-5-112 - Participation In Extracurricular Activities

§ 20-5-112. Participation In Extracurricular Activities

Participation in extracurricular activities. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), a school district or an athletic association, conference, or organization with authority over interscholastic sports may not prohibit or restrict the ability of a student attending a nonpublic or home school meeting the requirements of 20-5-109 from participating in extracurricular activities at a school in the student's resident school district solely on the student's enrollment at the public school or on the number of hours the student physically attends the public school. (b) A school district or an athletic association, conference, or organization with authority over interscholastic sports may prohibit or restrict the participation in extracurricular activities of a student attending a home school based on one or both of the following factors: (i) the student's status as a United States citizen; and (ii) the student's status as a Montana resident, as determined under the provisions of 1-1-215 . (2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3), a student attending a nonpublic or home school who participates in extracurricular activities at a public school is subject to: (a) the same standards for participation as those required of full-time students enrolled in the school; (b) the same rules of any interscholastic organization of which the school of participation is a member. (3) (a) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school must be attested by the head administrator of the nonpublic school. (b) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a home school must be attested in writing by the educator providing the student instruction with verification by the school principal. The verification may not include any form of student assessment.