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The IHSAA Serves The response that garnered more votes than A Four-Party Process Rooted
Its Membership AAU, prep schools, and a shortage of licensed in Objectivity
officials was student-athlete transfers—
As a reminder, the Association—first and meaning the majority of Indiana high school Transfer decisions are never made
foremost—acts in the best interest of its basketball coaches are in favor of stricter subjectively. Before issuing its ruling, the
member schools, and the membership has transfer policies. IHSAA weighs the input of the three parties
explicitly brought to the IHSAA’s attention its affected by a transfer: the student-athlete’s STUDENT-ATHLETE’S SENDING RECEIVING
concern regarding student-athlete transfers. family, the sending school, and the receiving FAMILY SCHOOL SCHOOL
school. These parties are responsible for:
In an anonymous poll, The Indianapolis Star Representing their school community is a point REASON FOR TRANSFER
surveyed 80 Indiana high school basketball of pride for high school student-athletes. The • Detailing the reason for the transfer
coaches to understand what significant issues memories made from participating in education-
could compromise the purity of the sport. based athletics will last a lifetime. • Responding to a standard series of STANDARD SERIES OF QUESTIONS
questions regarding the transfer
RECOMMENDATION FOR ELIGIBILITY
• Issuing a recommendation for eligibility
based on the details of the transfer and
understanding of the bylaws

Once all three parties have satisfied their APPLIES MEMBER SCHOOL BYLAWS
responsibilities, the IHSAA considers
the recommendation of the family and
both schools and then verifies that all the
information is factual. The Association then
makes a ruling based on the precepts of
the bylaws. RULING

IHSAA REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE CASE REVIEW PANEL

An affected party who disagrees with a decision by the IHSAA may seek review by
the Review Committee, which comprises at least three (3) members of the IHSAA
Executive Committee. The IHSAA has an established Case Review Panel (CRP)
to conduct reviews when a student’s parent and/or guardian disagrees with a final
decision of the IHSAA.
SECRETARY
The Case Review Panel (CRP) consists 1 OF EDUCATION
of nine (9) members. Including the
Indiana Secretary of Education (or the PARENTS OF CURRENT
Secretary’s designee), the CRP includes 4 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
the following people appointed by the
Secretary of Education: four (4) parents HIGH SCHOOL
of high school students; two (2) high 2 PRINCIPALS
school principals; and two (2) high
school athletic directors. HIGH SCHOOL
2 ATHLETIC DIRECTORS

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