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Here is the situation....Young lady transfers from school A to school B at beginning of this school year. Lady tries out for softball, makes the team and is not eligible to play untill "released from school A. ?(btw they will not release her) here are my questions
1. Who has to release her... AD, Coach, Superintendant, Ect ???
2. What can the parents/player do if any one of the above does not release her???
3. WHY IN HECK would they not release her, what would be a good reason not to let a girl play ball??
Thanks in advance......
BTW the reason I posted this is no one can seem to give an answer at our school...

 

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It is OHSAA who sets the rule that doesn't allow an athlete to play if they transfer schools after the start of their Freshman year without moving into the district. I for one support this rule 100% !!!! Academics should be a priority over athletics, so if you are transfering schools without moving into the district, and if I assume you are an intelligent person and doing it for academics and not athletics; then who cares if your DD has to sit out. If the school is really that great, then move into the district. Now to your question.

1. The OHSAA says that the girl can't play, it is NOT the superintendant or Coach, or AD that is stopping her. The OHSAA does allow a release by the superintendant if in the superintendant's opinion not releasing her will cause her harm. VERY rarely the case. Don't blame the school or the superintendant if she can't get a release.

2. Move into the district and your troubles are over. OR Transfer schools before her Freshman year. OR As I'm sure many will suggest, cheat your way around the system. But if you do make sure you explain to your DD how & why you did this so as to teach her a positive life lesson!

3. Your school is under no obligation to grant a release and probably has no valid reason to grant a release.

All the superintendant should tell you is that OHSAA rules say she is ineligible. Don't take up the battle with the school, your fight is with OHSAA. The real question is why did this girl transfer? The good that can come out of this is the lesson that academics are a priority over athletics.

 

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In order for the student to be eligible for sports, the superintendent from the school she came from has to file paperwork that states that the transfer was necessary for the student's mental or physical welfare. Some superintendent's stringently follow the OHSAA's recommendations for this transfer exception, while others will file the paperwork without a thought. The rule is desiged to keep kids from transfering to a nearby school just for sports. Unfortunately, it can prevent kids who transferred for legit reasons from participating in sports. There is an appeal process for this exception. Here are the OHSAA's bylaws that explain in further detail. See section 7 on page 9. I believe exception 6 is what you are referring to: http://www.ohsaa.org/general/about/Bylaws.pdf