Transfer & Eligibility

[SF1966]

Can somebody point me in the direction of learning about transferring and retaining eligibility?

 

Freshman played football (lettered) and about to start baseball at a private school.

 

How can he change schools (to public or private) and remain eligible for next fall?

[Footballfan15]

He will have to make an official move I think to be eilgible.

[ThePunisher]

Go to the TSSAA Handbook here: http://www.tssaa.org/Handbook/handbook.pdf. It is a pdf so you can search for the word transfer, and keep hitting next until you find all the sections that apply.

[devilsden]

I think he has to move. If he don't move then he has got to go 30 miles away from his original school or something like that

[STARSNBARS]

Can somebody point me in the direction of learning about transferring and retaining eligibility?

 

Freshman played football (lettered) and about to start baseball at a private school.

 

How can he change schools (to public or private) and remain eligible for next fall?

 

SF1966....Cain ewe give us hiz numburs.....40 time ....and banch press furst????....

[plumb69]

SF1966....Cain ewe give us hiz numburs.....40 time ....and banch press furst????....

Always on top of things Stars.

[Vol74]

In order for your athlete to be eligible, several things must happen simultaneously. There has to 1.) be a bona-fide change of address 2.) the new address has to be outside of a 20 mile radius of the old address and 3.) the new school has to be outside of a 20 mile radius from the old school. The word radius does not mean drive time; it means a direct line on a map. There are also other instances that include the child changing custody, etc. but that would involve legally changing these things in a court.

[forgetfulcub]

if transfering from private to public do you have to have change in address??

[Vol74]

Unfortunately, yes, this rules still applies. Please visit http://www.tssaa.org/handbook/handbook.pdf and read sections 11-13 (paying special attention to 13). The term "territory" refers to 20 mile radius and applies to all schools whether they are a public or private institution.

[Moronicus]

Unfortunately, yes, this rules still applies. Please visit http://www.tssaa.org/handbook/handbook.pdf and read sections 11-13 (paying special attention to 13). The term "territory" refers to 20 mile radius and applies to all schools whether they are a public or private institution.

But if the original poster's son had been at a public rather than a private school, then the 20 mile rule wouldn't apply, would it, if he intended to enroll in another public school?

 

"Territory" is defined this way in the handbook: Territory – For a public school, the “territory†of the school is the geographic boundaries and bus routes of the area served by that school as established by the local board of education. For a system-wide public school, the “territory†of the school is the geographic boundaries of the school system. For a non-public school, the “territory†of the school is the area within a twenty (20) mile radius from the school.

 

So it looks like the 20 mile rule applies only to private schools.

Edited March 14, 2012 by Moronicus

[STARSNBARS]

When'st we find a good playur uhh stewdunt and he wonts two come two Mairvul frum let's say...West Knottsvul....Eye always goe out Alcouh Hiway two Knottsvul and then goe down West...Thataway hits way ovur 20 mile baik two Mairvul Hi....Plus ewe don't haiv two git Nellie Belle az faist on Alcouh Hiway az eye duz when'st ewe goe two Knottsvul on tha Pelladega Speedway......

 

If 'un we wanna bee extree cairfull we cain goe two West Knotts threw Lynn Orr City

Edited March 15, 2012 by STARSNBARS

[Vol74]

But if the original poster's son had been at a public rather than a private school, then the 20 mile rule wouldn't apply, would it, if he intended to enroll in another public school?

 

"Territory" is defined this way in the handbook: Territory – For a public school, the “territory†of the school is the geographic boundaries and bus routes of the area served by that school as established by the local board of education. For a system-wide public school, the “territory†of the school is the geographic boundaries of the school system. For a non-public school, the “territory†of the school is the area within a twenty (20) mile radius from the school.

 

So it looks like the 20 mile rule applies only to private schools.

 

The original poster wrote that they would be transferring from a private school to either a public or another private school. If the child were transferring from a public school to another public school, then yes, you would only have to move from the old school zone into the new school zone.