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53School obtain eligibility to participate in sports at the Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence?A. Yes, provided the Private School is not an Accredited School and the student meets the Non-Accredited School rule%u2019s minimum requirements and conditions. (rule 12-5)Q. 12-6 Under the Non-Accredited School Rule (rule 12-5), must the Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence accept a student, attending a non-Accredited School, into the Public School%u2019s athletic program?A. No. While the non-Accredited School Rule (rule 12-5) provides a vehicle for a student attending a non-Accredited School to participate in athletics at the Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence, it does not mandate that such Public School Enroll such student or mandate that the Public School permit such student to participate in the School%u2019s athletic program.Q. 12-7 Is a student who is attending a Home School considered to be a student attending an Innovative School, and therefore athletically eligible under the Innovative School Rule (rule 12-4) at the Indiana Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence?A. No. A Home School is not a Public School, it does not meet the definition of an Innovative School, and a student attending a Home School is not eligible at the local Public School under the Innovative School Rule (rule 12-4).Q. 12-8 If a student lives in the attendance area of Public School A, but Enrolls at Public School B (a School which offers innovative teaching methods and has no athletic programs involving an IHSAA Recognized Sport), can the student play football on School A%u2019s football team?A. Yes, provided (i) Public School A accepts the student in its football program, (ii) the student, Public School A and Public School B, each inform the IHSAA of student%u2019s participation in Public School A%u2019s football program, (iii) there exist no apparent IHSAA rule violations and (iv) the student meets all IHSAA eligibility standards and all of Public School B%u2019s standards. (rule 12-4)Q.12-9 Can a student who attends a Home School, but who takes some or all of his/her courses on-line, obtain athletically eligible at the Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence?A. Yes, the student might seek athletic eligibility at the Public School Serving the Student%u2019s Residence under either the Virtual Education School Rule (rule 12-6), or under the Non-Accredited School Rule (rule 12-5).Q. 12-10 A student attends a vocational School outside of the student%u2019s School of Enrollment, for Three (3) hours each day. Where is the student eligible?A. The student is eligible at the student%u2019s School of Enrollment. (rule 18-8(b))Q. 12-11 Where is a student who attends a special education co-op, outside the student%u2019s School of Enrollment, eligible?A. The student may be eligible at either school but not both and the student may select the school to attend, and seek athletic eligibility at that school. (rule 18-1.3) Once a school is selected, however, any later change of selection or transfer shall be treated as a school transfer under rule 19.Eight Semester/Four Year Eligibility - GenerallyQ. 12-12 How long may a student be Enrolled during a semester, then drop out, and not have the semester be counted under the Eight Semester Rule (rule 12)?A. A student Enrolling as a freshman at a School may withdraw any time prior to the sixteenth (16th) school day following the student%u2019s Enrollment and not have the semester count under the Eight Semester Rule. In the case of a student who has already begun high school, every semester counts toward the student%u2019s Eight (8) consecutive semesters/Four (4) consecutive years, regardless of whether the student is Enrolled at a school or not during the period. (rule 12-2)Rule 12 - Enrollment