TRANSFER RULE (effective 9/1/90)
(a) Any student in grades 9 through 12 who transfers, with a corresponding change in residence of his/her parents (or other persons with whom the student has resided for at least six months) shall become eligible two weeks (14 calendar days) after starting regular attendance in the second school.
(b) A student who transfers without a corresponding change in residence of his/her parents (or other persons with whom the student has resided for at least six months) is ineligible to participate in any interscholastic athletic contest in a particular sport for a period of one (1) year if the student participated in that sport during the one (1) year period immediately preceding his/her transfer.
Exemptions to (b):
1. The student reaches the age of majority and establishes residency in a district.
2. If a private or parochial school ceases to operate, a student may transfer to another private or parochial school of his/her choice. Otherwise a student must enroll in the public school district of his/her parents1 residency.
3. A student who is a ward of the court or state and is placed in a district by court order. Guardianship does not fulfill this requirement.
4. A student from divorced or separated parents who move into a new school district with one of the aforementioned parents. Such a transfer is allowed once every six months.
NOTE: It is provided1 however, that each student shall have the
opportunity to petition the section involved to transfer without penalty
based on an undue hardship for the student.
(c) Transfer students trying out for sports before school opens in the fall shall register and be accepted by the principal of that school before the medical examination and the first practice. This shall constitute the start of regular attendance for fall sports. NOTE: After approval by the school medical officer, a student may practice immediately and must satisfy the specific Sports Standard according to the number of practice sessions required.
(d) Practices at the previous school district may be counted toward the minimum number of practices required provided the pricipa1 or athletic director of the previous school submits, in writing, the number and dates of such practices to the principal or athletic director of the new school.
(e) A student who transfers from an out-of-state school to a New York State school for other than residential reasons, and is ineligible to compete in interschool athletic 9ames in the out-of-state school is ineligible to represent a New York State school in interschool athletics
