Thanks for posting this. There is A lot of helpful information that people with kids playing sports will need to know if they are thinking about transferring.

8 hours ago, GOREDDEVILS said:

Thanks for posting this. There is A lot of helpful information that people with kids playing sports will need to know if they are thinking about transferring.

Of course! @Tigerpride94 and I worked on it together and I am thankful the KHSAA went to such lengths to clarify this for everyone.

Is it Kentucky High School Football time yet? ?

After a quick review, here are thoughts:

1. The new bylaw covers transfers in all grades, not just high school.

2. Under the new bylaw, if a student changes enrollment from one public school district to another, they either move to the new district or they sit one year - no exceptions.

3. There are some situations where the new bylaw does not apply. In those situation the KHSAA will continue to apply Bylaw 6.

4. A student living in a county with multiple schools districts will not be forced to sit one year by the new bylaw if they transfer to another school in the same district. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

5. The new bylaw does not apply to public to private transfers. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

Summary - The new bylaw tightens things up considerably on transfers from one public school district to another. If you do not actually move and live in the new district, you sit one year no matter what grade you are in with no exceptions. For transfers that are not from one public school district to another public school district, Bylaw 6 will be applied by the KHSAA.

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

After a quick review, here are thoughts:

1. The new bylaw covers transfers in all grades, not just high school.

2. Under the new bylaw, if a student changes enrollment from one public school district to another, they either move to the new district or they sit one year - no exceptions.

3. There are some situations where the new bylaw does not apply. In those situation the KHSAA will continue to apply Bylaw 6.

4. A student living in a county with multiple schools districts will not be forced to sit one year by the new bylaw if they transfer to another school in the same district. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

5. The new bylaw does not apply to public to private transfers. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

Summary - The new bylaw tightens things up considerably on transfers from one public school district to another. If you do not actually move and live in the new district, you sit one year no matter what grade you are in with no exceptions. For transfers that are not from one public school district to another public school district, Bylaw 6 will be applied by the KHSAA.

Time to get moving folks.

This goes into effect next week!!!

If a student moves to the next county. The county where the student has moved has two school systems. Does he have to attend the school district that he moved in? 
 

example moves from Mercer County to Boyle County. Lives in the Boyle District but enrolled in Danville schools. Does this make him sit? 

If someone is employed at a school system outside the families home district can the child still attend and be eligible? This rule still apply for non- resident? Will the new bylaws affect this situation? 

On 6/18/2022 at 2:27 PM, Voice of Reason said:

After a quick review, here are thoughts:

1. The new bylaw covers transfers in all grades, not just high school.

2. Under the new bylaw, if a student changes enrollment from one public school district to another, they either move to the new district or they sit one year - no exceptions.

3. There are some situations where the new bylaw does not apply. In those situation the KHSAA will continue to apply Bylaw 6.

4. A student living in a county with multiple schools districts will not be forced to sit one year by the new bylaw if they transfer to another school in the same district. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

5. The new bylaw does not apply to public to private transfers. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

Summary - The new bylaw tightens things up considerably on transfers from one public school district to another. If you do not actually move and live in the new district, you sit one year no matter what grade you are in with no exceptions. For transfers that are not from one public school district to another public school district, Bylaw 6 will be applied by the KHSAA.

For point number 5 that you stated that the new  bylaw does not apply to public to private transfers.

 

Unless I misunderstood the info @theguru shared. Isn’t that only true if a person switches to from a public school in the same county as the private school? In the example they gave it showed them transferring from one Fayette county school to a private school also in Fayette county. 
 

So wouldn’t the new bylaw be in effect say if a person lives in boone county and attends a boone county school, and then transfers to Covcath while still living in Boone County? Or did I misunderstand it, and the new bylaw still wouldn’t matter no matter where they live as long as they are switching from a public to a private school. 

On 6/18/2022 at 2:27 PM, Voice of Reason said:

After a quick review, here are thoughts:

1. The new bylaw covers transfers in all grades, not just high school.

2. Under the new bylaw, if a student changes enrollment from one public school district to another, they either move to the new district or they sit one year - no exceptions.

3. There are some situations where the new bylaw does not apply. In those situation the KHSAA will continue to apply Bylaw 6.

4. A student living in a county with multiple schools districts will not be forced to sit one year by the new bylaw if they transfer to another school in the same district. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

5. The new bylaw does not apply to public to private transfers. Bylaw 6 will be applied. 

Summary - The new bylaw tightens things up considerably on transfers from one public school district to another. If you do not actually move and live in the new district, you sit one year no matter what grade you are in with no exceptions. For transfers that are not from one public school district to another public school district, Bylaw 6 will be applied by the KHSAA.

If you are reading it correctly as I have not read it, your #1 will get challenged in court because the governing bylaws for the KHSAA can only be applied for athletes in grades 9-12. This was explained to me a few years ago by an attorney friend who’s firm has actually represented a few families of athletes in lawsuits against the KHSAA in the past. 

12 hours ago, Irish88 said:

If you are reading it correctly as I have not read it, your #1 will get challenged in court because the governing bylaws for the KHSAA can only be applied for athletes in grades 9-12. This was explained to me a few years ago by an attorney friend who’s firm has actually represented a few families of athletes in lawsuits against the KHSAA in the past. 

#1 is not a KHSAA bylaw. It is a KRS statute. I mischaracterized it. Sorry for any confusion.

On 6/22/2022 at 12:49 PM, Voice of Reason said:

#1 is not a KHSAA bylaw. It is a KRS statute. I mischaracterized it. Sorry for any confusion.

Sorry—actually my fault as I didn’t read the thread subject as closely as I should have. 
With that being said, I am still gonna stick with my original statement that it will get challenged in court and my guess is that the court’s ruling will be in favor of the parent/student athlete. 

I predict the lawyers will be getting involved even if this is a state statute.

This is actually a pretty fascinating turn of events for KHSAA athletics. I personally think it makes sense. If you start in a district and don't move, you should stay with that district.

Remember this is a Kentucky Board of Education rule not a KHSAA Rule.

This will be in effect Starting tomorrow July 1st.

This statute got me thinking about the Nevels transfer. Reading the new statute, does Nevels have to play for the school district he moves into?