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Rule 17 - Investigations ... Waivers

A. No. A student seeking a General Waiver under rule 17-8.1 must show the
existence of a hardship condition as described in rule 17-8.3, and in the context
of a school transfer, the hardship condition must have actually caused the
student to transfer schools. The inability to play basketball at a Receiving
School because the school doesn’t have a team for students granted limited
eligibility is neither a hardship condition nor a basis for a rule 17-8’1 General
Waiver. (rules 17-8.1, 17-8.3).
Eligibility Under the Transfer Waiver Rule 17-8.5
Q. 17-15 A student moves to the home of an uncle who became the student’s Guardian,
and transfers to a Member School which serves the uncle’s residence. The
principal of both the former Member School and the new Member 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 “student continues to reside with his/her
parents/Guardians”, and here since the student did not meet the “continue to
reside” criteria, the student would not receive a rule 17-8.5 waiver.
Q. 17-16 A student moves between the residences of his divorced parents, but he does
not want to enroll at the Member School which Serves the Student’s (new)
Residence, and instead, wants to enroll at a Member School not Serving the
new residence. Can the student get full eligibility at the new Member 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’s 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 – SCHOLARSHIP
Philosophy
Realizing 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 “whole person.” 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
simultaneously undertake the extra demands upon time and energy required by interschool
participation, they should postpone their commitment to interschool programs and concentrate
time and effort on achieving in the classroom. On the basis of these premises, minimum
academic achievement requirements have been established by the IHSAA. Hopefully, the
minimum academic eligibility standards adopted will:
a. promote higher educational standards;
b. upgrade student academic performance;
c. counter public criticism of schools for low expectations and low student achievement; and
d. enable schools to use athletic participation as a motivator for better classroom performance
and achievement.
18-1 Minimum Course Enrollment and Grades for Participation
To be eligible scholastically, students must have received passing grades and earned credit at
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