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Rule 12 - Enrollment

A. While a student may only represent and compete with the School at which the
student is Enrolled (rule 12-1), a student may Practice with another member
School’s team when the student satisfies the Non-School Practice section of
the Participation Rule. (rule 15-1.1(d))
Q. 12-4 Can a student who is “Home Schooled” and being taught by his/her parents
be eligible for athletics at a member School?
A. Yes, under the Non-Accredited School Rule, rule 12-5, a student who attends
a non-public, non-accredited School, which generally includes Home Schools,
may be eligible to participate in the athletic program at the Indiana Public
School Serving the Student’s Residence, provided the student meets the Non-
Accredited School Rule’s minimum requirements and conditions. Otherwise,
a student is eligible to participate in an athletic program involving IHSAA
Recognized Sports only at the School in which the student is Enrolled. (rule
12-1)
Q. 12-5 Under the Non-Accredited School Rule, can a student who attends a Private
School obtain eligibility to participate in sports at the Public School Serving
the Student’s Residence?
A. Yes, provided the Private School is not an Accredited School and the student
meets the Non-Accredited School rule’s 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’s Residence accept a student, attending a non-Accredited
School, into the Public School’s 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’s 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’s 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’s 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’s 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’s participation in Public School A’s 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’s 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’s Residence?
A. Yes, the student might seek athletic eligibility at the Public School Serving
the Student’s 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’s School of
Enrollment, for Three (3) hours each day. Where is the student eligible?
A. The student is eligible at the student’s School of Enrollment. (rule 18-8(b))
Q. 12-11 Where is a student who attends a special education co-op, outside the student’s
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
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