Student-teacher Ratio, Home-school Bills On Brink Of Passing Wv House

By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia House of Delegates is on the brink of passing House Bill 3088, which would remove the cap in state law on the number of students per teacher in sixth-grade public school classrooms. Delegates are also close to passing House Bill 2589, which would allow home-school and private school students to attend county public school systems' vocational education schools without being charged more than public school students. Alongside moving those bills Monday from second reading to their third and final reading in the House, delegates on Monday postponed pushing to third reading House Bill 2196, which would allow home-school students to participate in West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission athletics. Bernie Dolan, the WVSSAC's executive director, said the organization currently includes every West Virginia public middle school and public high school as well as certain private schools, such as Charleston Catholic High. He said home-schoolers currently can't take part."Our position we've always held is you should be in the school you're participating for," Dolan said.