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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
The IHSAA Executive Committee approved changes at its February meeting that would allow students to transfer for athletic reasons within their first six semesters of high school.
The changes are to Rule 19, which has to do with eligibility and transfers.
The association also said that second and subsequent transfers and transfers from non-IHSAA member schools will be “handled in a similar fashion to the way they have been in previous years.”
Also, a student whose second transfer involves a return to that student’s previous school where they established their initial eligibility will retain full eligibility within 365 days of their enrollment date at the previous school.
The new by-law would take effect June 1.
“The initial changes approved… by the Executive Committee are expected to further align with the State Legislature’s School Choice initiatives,” IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig said in a statement. “We will discuss these changes and additional details with Member School administrators attending the annual Area Principals Meetings around the state in April.”
The IHSAA Board of Directors will vote to formally approve this measure at its annual meeting May 5.
Previously, the IHSAA allowed no transfers for athletic reasons.
