The law requires Iowa public schools to allow private school students to compete on their sports teams.
Private school students can participate in any public schools' sports programs under several guidelines, including if the student lives within the district or in a contiguous school district.
Iowa public schools will be required to allow private school students to compete on their sports teams under a bill that Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law.
House File 189 grants private school students mandatory access to participate in public schools' sports programs if the student lives within the district or in a contiguous school district and if the private school has not offered that sport for the two previous years.
The law requires guardians to cover any fees for their students' sp