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Rule 19 - Eligibility and Transfer

School, and must be submitted to the IHSAA before a transfer student can
be athletically eligible at a Receiving School. If the Transfer Report contains
false or misleading information, or if pertinent information is withheld, and if
that information was provided or withheld by the transfer student, the transfer
student’s family or supporters, or the Receiving School, rule 17-7.4 provides
for the penalties which can include the student’s loss of eligibility.
Q. 19-14 If the parents of a student move into a new area which is Served by both a
Public and a Private member school, where must the student attend in order
to be athletically eligible?
A. Under rule 19-5.2, when a student transfers with a corresponding change of
residences by the parents/guardians to a new District or Territory, the student
may attend a Charter School, the Public School Serving the student’s new
residence or a Private School Serving the student’s new residence.
Enrollment Options Following a Move
Q. 19-15 After moving to a New District or Territory with his/her parent, a student Enrolls
at a Public School which does not serve the student’s new residence or a
Private School which does not serve the student’s new residence. Will the
student be fully eligible?
A. No. A student transferring with a corresponding change of residence by the
parents to a New District or Territory can obtain full eligibility only at a Public
School or Private School Serving the student’s new Residence, or at a Charter
School. Transferring to an out-of-District Public School or an out-of-Territory
Private School will result in Limited Eligibility unless the student can establish
grounds for a waiver. (rule 19-5.1(b))
Transfers without a Corresponding Change of Residence
Q. 19-16 A student attends a Public School which is to close at the end of the current
School Year. The student knows that next year his/her residence will be
served by (Public) School A. The student decides to go ahead and transfer
at Christmas break to School A. Will the student be fully eligible?
A. No. A student who meets one of the criteria of rule 19-6.1 may have fully
eligibility at a Receiving School, however under rule 19-6.3 (Transfer Options),
the event triggering one or more of the criteria listed under rule 19-6.1 must
be occurring. A student seeking full eligibility because of a school closing
(rule 19-6.1(d)) can seek eligibility at ‘any school’ (rule 19-6.3(b)(2), however
the transfer to the new School must occur after the Sending School actually
closed, or at least contemporaneous with the Sending School’s closure. In this
case, the student would have Limited Eligibility at School A until the Sending
School closes, and at that time student could request full eligibility.
Q. 19-17 A student attends a member School, the member School eliminates calculus
from its curriculum and because of that change in the curriculum, the student
transfers to a Private member School which offers calculus. Under these
circumstances, can the student qualify for full eligibility under the Transfer
Rule?
A. No. Under rule 19, the Transfer Rule, the student does not qualify for full
eligibility. Rule 19-6.1 provides various grounds for obtaining full eligibility
following a non-move transfer, and the loss of a course at a Sending School
does not meet any of the various grounds. Therefore, the student would be
granted Limited Eligibility under rule 19-6.2. However, the student may seek
a waiver under rule 17-8.
Q. 19-18 Will a Private School student who resides with his/her parents and who transfers
to the Public School serving the parent’s residence, be fully eligible following
the transfer under rule 19?
A. No. A student transferring without a corresponding change of residence by his/
her parents/guardians will, under rule 19-6.2, likely be granted Limited Eligibility
at the Public School for Three Hundred Sixty-five (365) days from the date the
student last participated in a Contest at the Private School, unless the student
would qualify for a waiver under rule 17-8.
Q. 19-19 If a student resides with his/her parents in a residence served by a Public
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