7.1.f. A student who has started participation in a sport, which would include practice or contest, that the student was participating in at the former school, may not participate in that sport for that sport season at the WVSSAC member school to which they transferred. 7.1.g. Foreign exchange students, attending a member school under the auspices of a Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) student exchange program, shall be considered eligible regarding residence for a maximum period of one calendar year. A foreign exchange student may not be a graduate of the secondary school of the home country and must maintain eligibility in a member school. A foreign exchange program must assign students to schools by a method which ensures that no student, school, or other interested party may influence the assignment for athletic purposes. 7.1.h. A student returning from an approved foreign exchange program may resume interscholastic competition in the member school in which the student was enrolled at the point of interruption, provided the student does not fulfill graduation requirements while participating in the exchange program and provided the student meets all requirements relative to age and semesters of eligibility. 7.1.i. Any international student enrolling in a member school who does not meet the criteria of §127-2-7.1.h shall only be eligible to participate at the junior varsity level in any sport for the duration of the time the student is enrolled.
7.2. Part B - Transfer.
7.2.a. In addition to those transfers permitted by any other rule, a student shall be eligible for a one-time transfer during the grades 9-12 and shall retain their immediate eligibility following the transfer. This also applies to homeschool students, Hope Scholars, micro school students, learning pod students, and charter public school students. If the transfer occurs during a season in which the student has participated in any capacity within a WVSSAC established sports season (including, but not limited to summer participation) as set forth and published by the WVSSAC, at the previous school, the student will be eligible for all sports except for that sport. Any transfer made outside the scope of this rule shall have the ability to file for a waiver with the WVSSAC Board of Directors as permitted by this rule. 7.2.a.1. Any additional transfers during the academic year from one secondary school to another secondary school, shall cause the student to be ineligible for 365 days from date of enrollment, absent a bona fide change of residence. Students who are ineligible under this rule may practice during the period of ineligibility, given they meet all other factors of eligibility outlined in Policy 2436.10, Section 4. Eligibility. Determination of a bona fide change of residence depends upon the facts of each case and is defined as, but not limited to: 7.2.a.2. The original residence must be abandoned as a residence; in that the original residence is sold, rented, or disposed of as a residence, and must not be used as a residence by the immediate family;
7.2.a.3. The change is being made with the intent that the move is permanent;
7.2.a.4. The entire family must make the change;
7.2.a.5. Documentation of connection of utilities to the residence (e.g., power, water, waste, sewer);
7.2.a.6. Change of voter’s registration, driver’s license, mailing address, etc.;
7.2.a.7. If a student returns to a previously abandoned residence, the student shall be ineligible for 365 days from the date of enrollment.
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