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80the transfer as an integral part of the student%u2019s medical therapy of prevention or medical therapy of the aggravation of an existing condition, serious enough to warrant a compelling need to transfer. If it appears that the diagnosis was made for the purpose of establishing athletic eligibility at the new School, the request will likely be denied. And since neither a psychologist, a nurse nor a social worker is able to make medical diagnosis, any supporting opinion, letter or report from such individuals, based upon a medical reason, will be given little if any consideration.Q. 17-7 If a student Enrolls for his freshman year at a Private School or at a Public School outside the student%u2019s Public School attendance area, and then has trouble making friends at this School and also has academic difficulties at this School which is known as being academically challenging, can the student, without a parental move, transfer to another School where the student%u2019s friends are attending or which offers a course of study which is less challenging than the students original School, and get full athletic eligibility (varsity) at the new School?A. This circumstances generally would not satisfy the criteria for a student eligibility general waiver (rules 17-8.1, 17-8.3). Since it is foreseeable that there could be social adjustment problems when a student attends an out-of-District School, and could be scholastic problems when a student attends an academically challenging School, attendance at such a School would not qualify as a hardship condition. (rule 17-8.3) Q. 17-8 A student wants to attend a different School where the scholastic program is better and where the student will fit in better. Will the student be eligible at the Varsity level?A. Transfers for these reasons generally fail to meet the criteria for full eligibility under the General Waiver Rule. A decision to change Schools because someplace else is %u201cbetter%u201d is not the result of a circumstance which necessitates a School change, but is more often the consequence of a family%u2019s decision about what School they believe to be superior. This is a choice, totally within the control of the student and the student%u2019s family. Students and parents are urged to research schools prior to Enrollment. (rules 17-8.1, 17-8.3).Q. 17-9 Will a student get a Student Eligibility General Waiver (rules 17-8.1, 17-8.3) following a transfer if the student was the subject of a disciplinary action at the Sending School and the transfer was because of that disciplinary action?A. No. Students who transfer as a result of some disciplinary action, pending disciplinary action or a code of conduct violation at a Sending School would not meet the criteria for a Student Eligibility General Waiver. (rules 17-8.1, 17-8.3)Q. 17-10 A student attends a School where the student%u2019s family believes there is gang activity and believes the student is not a safe. The family doesn%u2019t want to move but does want the student to transfer to another, safer School. What%u2019s the level of athletic eligibility which will result from this transfer?A. Safety issues at a Sending School may constitute a Hardship Condition (rule 17-8.3) and a transfer because of such safety concerns may meet the General Waiver Rule criteria (rule 17-8.1) and permit full eligibility. In cases where the family believes there is an unsafe school environment at the Sending School, the student must show the existence of such problem, must show the problem directly impacted the student and must show that remaining on that School%u2019s campus would be dangerous for the student. The preferable proof would include school reports of incidents involving the student, evidence that the student requested the school to provide assistance in dealing with the problem and proof that the problem persisted. Proof of rumors of potentially dangerous conditions will probably not support a student%u2019s request for a Student Eligibility General Waiver.Rule 17 - Investigations ... Waivers