Agreed ... when a situation gets to this point, there are a lot adults that need to do some reflection.

 

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If it was joint custody then he never changed residence.

 

Not true...in joint cutody situations you can have primary residence with one parent and it can later be changed to the other parent. Sometimes kids do decide they want to live primarily with the other parent and it has nothing to do with athletics. "Joint Custody" doesn't always mean they live 50/50 with each parent. It generally means that each parent has equal say in the child's upbringing and financial support.

Is there anyone who doubts that Dunn transferred for athletic reasons? All this semantics and posturing is a sign of the times - twist the rules to try and get what you want. If you believe Dunn is transferring for a reason other than athletics, then make your points. Otherwise, it is hypocritical to argue for a kid who is trying to get around the state rules. And all because of some far fetched idea that this move will help get a scholarship? There is no way going to Boyle County will have any impact on whether Dunn gets a scholarship. I just think this whole situation is very sad for a lot reasons.

 

Great post! :thumb:

Sometimes those adults who let him down aren't family.....

 

I don't disagree with you on this but the bottom line is life isn't always going to be fair. People WILL let you down. In MOST cases you have to just suck it up and finish what you started!

If the child is in their school district they cannot keep them from enrolling.

 

And they should not keep them from participating in all that the school offers.

And they should not keep them from participating in all that the school offers.

 

Sure, why follow rules?

Sure, why follow rules?

 

I agree. The rules should be followed. The problem is the KHSAA is inconsistent at best in applying and enforcing the rules. We've all seen them make a ruling then turn around and reverse it after a family gets lawyered up. What about those kids that can't afford a high priced lawyer? Money and influence should not decide who gets to play and who gets to sit. Just abolish the rule and let all kids transfer once without penalty and be done with all this nonsense.

Sure, why follow rules?

 

I never said do not follow the rules. Please read all posts in this section.

 

I feel the rule is wrong. Wrong or right it should be followed until it is changed.

Not true...in joint cutody situations you can have primary residence with one parent and it can later be changed to the other parent. Sometimes kids do decide they want to live primarily with the other parent and it has nothing to do with athletics. "Joint Custody" doesn't always mean they live 50/50 with each parent. It generally means that each parent has equal say in the child's upbringing and financial support.

 

By KHSAA rules the above does not really matter. If the parents were divorced and THEN the kid decides to move to the other parent's house its not considered a change of residence by the KHSAA.

Florida and California...maybe Kentucky will relax its transfer rules in 20 years. That's why Twain wanted to be in Kentucky when the end of the world comes-- everything happens 20 years later here.

 

They call it "free agency" in CA & FL...

By KHSAA rules the above does not really matter. If the parents were divorced and THEN the kid decides to move to the other parent's house its not considered a change of residence by the KHSAA.

 

Then the KHSAA is breaking the law. In these situations the law allows for custody modification, KRS 403.340. If the KHSAA can and will not abide by court orders, then they deserve everything the courts do to overturn them. They are only an administrative agency, not a court or even a branch of government.

I haven't read the last page or two of this thread but has anyone discussed his interview in the Boyle County student newspaper?

From a divorce situation I know that if a kid lives with you and you have custody then you can claim that kid on taxes and benefits. If the kid move to his dad's and the dad becomes the legal guardian, then the mom can no longer claim the kid on taxes, the dad gets to.

I haven't read the last page or two of this thread but has anyone discussed his interview in the Boyle County student newspaper?

 

Only thing I can remember mentioned was a picture of him holding a football with Boyle Co. logo behind him or something to that extent. What did he say in the paper?

From a divorce situation I know that if a kid lives with you and you have custody then you can claim that kid on taxes and benefits. If the kid move to his dad's and the dad becomes the legal guardian, then the mom can no longer claim the kid on taxes, the dad gets to.

 

 

Not always true.