benp-
Don't know about school district rules, but there are SCHSL eligibility issues to consider.
The following is an excerpt from the SCHSL Constitution. The whole residency and transfer issue is fuzzy in some places, but I think these sections would apply. As I read it, it implies that you can transfer from a private school to a member school that is outside your home attendance area, if it is IB or Magnet, one time. You can't transfer for athletic purposes only. I know that the SCHSL reviews individual eligibility cases. I would guess that if there were other legitimate means for enrolling outside your attendance area, they would review it. But I would sure get some feedback from them before I did it if eligibility is a factor in your decision.
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Section 9. Transfers
A transfer student will have immediate eligibility at the new school provided he transfers under one of the
following circumstances and provided he:
1. Is eligible to represent the school from which he transferred (see note)
2. Did not transfer for athletic reasons
3. Had not participated on an outside team in which a coach or volunteer coach from the school
the student is transferring to had coached or had input into the selection of the outside team.
The student would be ineligible in that sport only for one year.
NOTE: A transfer student must have been eligible to represent his former school academically as well as eligible under any district, school or athletic policy that was in place when the student transferred.
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B. A student legally transfers to another school in the same district at the beginning of his/her 9th grade year provided the student and his/her family live in the school district.
C. A student transfers from a nonmember school to a member school.
1. The student's parents must live in the attendance area of the member school.
2. The student cannot have participated in the sport in which he wishes to be certified during the current school year at the school from which he is transferring. If a student transfers from outof-state to in-state with a bona fide change of residence, this rule is not in effect.
3. The student must have been enrolled in the nonmember school for at least 45 days prior to
transferring.
D. A student who attends an IB or Magnet School program offered by the school district will have a
one time move to that program and a one time move back to his/her home school without loss of
eligibility. The move to or from these programs must be made the first day of school. A move at any other time will require a one-year waiting period for the student to be eligible.
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Hope that helps.
