independently covered by catastrophic accident insurance.
NCHSAA Application Note 1.2.4. The requirements set forth in ATHL-005, Section 4 apply to students at all mem
bership entities. A student may participate in athletics at any member school upon initial entry into ninth grade
provided the student meets applicable NCHSAA, membership entity, and SBE eligibility requirements. Initial entry
is defined in Rule 1.1.1 (ATHL-001, Section 1. f and Rule 1.1.2 above.)
(a)
To participate in interscholastic athletics on behalf of a member non-boarding parochial school, the
student must meet all enrollment criteria for that member school and attend that member school,
and shall not participate in interscholastic athletics on behalf of the member school unless the stu-
dent's primary residence is within either:
(1)
The county in which the member school is located; or
(2)
A 25-mile radius of the member school as determined by the NCHSAA.
(b)
Notwithstanding Application Note 1.2.4(a), there will be no boundary limitation if the student is a
member of a parochial church affiliated with a non-boarding parochial member school and submits
an authorized pastor verification form.
(c)
To document a home school student’s eligibility, a member school allowing a home school stu- dent
to participate pursuant to ATHL-005, Section 4.c must obtain the following:
(1)
Documentation from the Division of Non-Public Education must be presented upon initial
dual enrollment, i.e., attendance, immunization, transcript, school number.
(2)
Documentation of the home school student’s communication of athletic intent at a member
school supervised by the local board of education with jurisdiction over the address of the
student’s primary residence (with such communication made by informing the principal at
least ten (10) days prior to the first practice date of each sports season).
(3)
Documentation that the home school student has followed the enrollment and assignment
procedures/policies established by the local board of education for that member school.
(4)
Documentation of insurance, through either (A) a statement that the local board of educa-
tion agrees to cover the home school student under its catastrophic athletic accident insur-
ance policy or (B) a copy of an independent insurance policy establishing that the home
school student is covered by catastrophic accident insurance for participate in interscholas-
tic athletics.
(d)
Alternative or extended day school students who meet all other eligibility requirements may
participate in athletics for the school to which they would normally be assigned if local policy allows
it, provided the alternative/extended day school has no athletic program.
(1)
The alternative schools referenced here are those operated by the school system itself.
(2)
The principal of the school at which the students play shall be responsible for certifying
their eligibility and shall have on file all records necessary to verify eligibility.
(3)
Each such student shall be identified on the Master Eligibility Sheet, which shall be accom-
panied by a letter from the principal stating that these designated students meet all eligibili-
ty requirements.
(4)
The principal and coach shall have the same authority in player selection and application of
team rules and regulations with alternative school students as with those enrolled in the
regular school program.
1.2.5
ATHL-005, Section 5 - Transfer Requirements
a.
After a student's initial entry into Grade 9, and absent a change in residence for a bona fide purpose
as provided in Section 3.b:
i.
A student who transfers from one participating school to another participating school
within the same PSU shall not participate in interscholastic athletics for 365 calendar days
following the student's enrollment in the new school, unless the governing body of the PSU
has adopted a policy allowing immediate eligibility for students who are assigned by the
PSU to a different school within the same PSU.
ii.
A student who transfers from a participating school in one PSU to a participating school in a
different PSU shall not participate in interscholastic athletics for 365 calendar days follow-
ing the student's enrollment in the new school, unless the governing bodies of both PSUs
agree that the transfer was for a bona fide purpose.
iii.
If the governing bodies of the PSU disagree that a transfer by a high school student was for
a bona fide purpose, the relevant administering organization shall resolve the dispute by a
preponderance of the evidence.
b.
After a student's initial entry into Grade 9, if a student transfers to a new school within 365 calendar
days after that school hires a coach for an interscholastic athletics team who was previously em-
ployed as a coach for an equivalent sport by the school from which the student is transferring, the
student shall be ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics for that sport for 365 calendar
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