Homeschool Chess Team Cannot Defend Title

Most public school populations include numerous students from a wide geographical area since the advent of bussing to solve racially based school districting. Of course, many school districts bus students all over to create opportunities like magnet schools.

Notwithstanding that fact, an Arizona homeschool chess team has been barred from defending its title. The reason is that the rules mandate that team members must come from the same elementary school.

So, I wonder what other group academic competitions bar homeschool participants.

At least the National Spelling Bee welcomes homeschool participants.