JJICA Home Educated Students Participation in WHS Athletic Programs

HOME EDUCATED STUDENTS PARTICIPATION

IN WAYLAND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Participation by home educated students in the Wayland High School athletic program is permitted if the home educated student meets the following criteria:

1. The Wayland High School Principal has indicated that high school-aged home schoolers are eligible to participate in the Wayland High School athletic program on the annual MIAA membership form and has included the names of all home schoolers in the annual MIAA report.

2. The Education Plan(s) for the home educated students who wish to participate in the Wayland High School athletic program has/have been approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

3. The Wayland High School Principal has determined appropriate high school grade level placement (9-12) for each home educated student in conjunction with chronological age and Education Plan.

4. The student resides in Wayland and must be living with his/her parent(s) or legal guardian(s) in the family residence.

5. The Wayland High School Principal is satisfied that the student meets the guidelines for athletic participation required for all other students as defined in the current MIAA Blue Book and Wayland High School Student Handbook. This should include, but not be limited to, those rules governing transfers, academic eligibility, age requirements, and the number of consecutive seasons of athletic eligibility beyond grade eight.

6. MIAA requirements relative to academic eligibility must be reviewed by the Principal at the same times that all other student athletes are to be certified as academically eligible.

7. If the Principal determines that all eligibility standards detailed above have been met, the Principal may declare the student immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic competition.

The rights, privileges, and responsibilities associated with all other student athletes attending MIAA member schools will apply to home educated students who have satisfied the requirements above.

SOURCE: MIIA

Revised: September 2009

Approved: September 21, 2009

Wayland Public Schools