From the Roanoke Times:

For the second straight year, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed legislation that would have let home-schooled students participate in public-school sports, the governor’s office announced Monday.

McAuliffe’s veto comes less than a week after a group of home-schooling families came to the Capitol to urge the governor to sign the so-called Tebow bill, named after former home-schooler and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow.

“Allowing home-schooled students to participate in interscholastic competitions would disrupt the level playing field Virginia’s public schools have developed over the past century,” McAuliffe said in written statement.

The legislation’s supporters have argued that home schooling is increasingly mainstream, and home-schooled students shouldn’t be barred from sports when some public schools already allow them to participate in some classes and clubs. The bills would have given local school boards the option of allowing participation by home-schoolers.

Many school districts and the VHSL oppose the bills.

“Virginia’s public schools provide a complete package of scholastic offerings and access to extracurricular activities,” McAuliffe said. “Participation in athletic and academic competitions is a privilege for students who satisfy eligibility requirements.”