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81Q. 17-11 A student has been bullied by another student while enrolled at a school and transfers to a neighboring school to get away from the student bully. The student seeks full eligibility under the General Waiver Rule, 17-8.1. Does a bullying situation qualify as a hardship condition? A. Bullying may qualify as a hardship condition if there has been a verified history of bullying and the bullying occurred at the Sending School, and not over social media, not at the mall, not at McDonalds. Also, any bullying incidents must have been reported to the Sending School at the time the bullying occurred, and at a minimum, the student must have completely complied with the Sending School%u2019s Bullying Policy in order for the claimed bullying to be considered. (rule 17-8.3) Q. 17-12 Can bullying within or among athletes and teammates qualify as a hardship condition?A. A claim of bullying involving teammates generally does not qualify as a hardship condition since a student who transfers as the result of an athletically-related event is transferring for an athletic reason, even if the event is a teammate bullying another teammate. Under rule 17-8.3, before a situation can be considered a hardship condition, the situation must be non-athletic. Under 17-8.3(b), any evidence that the transfer was motivated by athletics often eliminates the chance that the situation is a hardship condition.Eligibility Under the Transfer Waiver Rule 17-8.5Q. 17-13 A student moves to the home of an uncle who became the student%u2019s Guardian, and transfers to a school which serves the uncle%u2019s residence. The principal of both the former School and the new School signed the verification on the Transfer Report that the transfer was in the best interest of the student and that there were no athletic related motives involved. Will the student get full eligibility under rule 17-8.5?A. No, under rule 17-8.5, the student must meet each condition of the rule, including the requirement that the %u201cstudent continues to reside with his/her parents/Guardians%u201d, and here since the student did not meet the %u201ccontinue to reside%u201d criteria, the student would not receive a rule 17-8.5 waiver.Q. 17-14 A student moves between the residences of his divorced parents, but he does not want to enroll at the School which Serves the Student%u2019s (new) Residence, and instead, wants to enroll at a School not Serving the new residence. Can the student get full eligibility at the new School under 17-8.5?A. No. A student moving to live with a parent can obtain full eligibility under rule19- 6.1(b), but under rule 19-6.3, can only obtain full eligibility at the School which Serves the Student Residence, and here the Receiving School did not Serve the student%u2019s new residence. Also, a student who moves from one parent to another cannot meet the criteria for a Limited Eligibility Waiver (rule 17-8.5) because the student has to continue to reside with the parent, and in this case the student did not continue to reside with the parent, but instead moved to live with the other parent. RULE 18 %u2013 SCHOLARSHIPPhilosophyRealizing that the age group served by high school represents an interval in human development that can be turbulent and complex, the IHSAA is concerned with educating the %u201cwhole person.%u201d Therefore, the primary focus of any Indiana Secondary School should be to provide educational opportunities for its students in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Indiana Department of Education. This academic training should progress toward an adequate education and ultimately in earning a high school diploma. Participation in interschool programs is a privilege for which reasonable standards should be established and enforced for the educational and personal welfare of the students who participate. If students cannot successfully carry and pass a normal minimum load of formal classroom work and Rule 18 - Scholarship