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The rule, as I know it, does not specify public from private school with regards to being held back for athletic reasons. Here is the rule:

Section 445: REPEATING GRADES FOR ATHLETIC PURPOSES
(a) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY. A student held back in the seventh or eighth grade for athletic
purposes shall lose one of his or her four years of high school eligibility for each year he or she is
held back for athletic purposes.
(b) LOSS OF FOURTH YEAR. A student held back one year in the seventh or eighth grade for
athletic purposes shall lose his or her fourth year of eligibility after entering the ninth grade.
(c) LOSS OF THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS. A student held back for two years in the seventh or
eighth grade for athletic purposes shall lose both the third and fourth years of eligibility after
entering the ninth grade.

When all else fails, go straight to the source.

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Originally posted by Old School79:
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Smell's like it was written by a player/student?

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I'll let collikar know.

A student who makes a choice to attend a private school typically must take an entrance exam. If the results of that exam(s) show that it is in the student's best interest to repeat the 7th or 8th grade at that time and must do so to be admitted into the school, and the family decides to do that; that is in no way, shape, or form repeating a grade for athletic purposes.

If that student chooses to transfer back to public school at any point in their middle or high school career; he would have the necessary remaining years of high school eligibility left.

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Originally posted by Dillon:
A student who makes a choice to attend a private school typically must take an entrance exam. If the results of that exam(s) show that it is in the student's best interest to repeat the 7th or 8th grade at that time and must do so to be admitted into the school, and the family decides to do that; that is in no way, shape, or form repeating a grade for athletic purposes.

If that student chooses to transfer back to public school at any point in their middle or high school career; he would have the necessary remaining years of high school eligibility left.

This is not always the case. I currently have junior in HS that is playing his last year of HS ball because he repeated the 7th grade at a private school. He failed the private schools entrance exam and they said that he needed to repeat the grade. His grades were good enough the year prior (this according to the UIL) and they ruled that he was not eligible his senior year. The UIL does not recognize a private school entrance exam as an academic factor (according to the paperwork we received from the UIL).

I asked the question, how do you tell if someone is being held back for athletic reasons and they claimed the only factor was grades. If his grades were good enough to advance then he should have advanced...they were not very friendly about it either!

We appealed (another 100.00) and the appeal was denied as well.

The short of it is this: once a kid enters 7th grade, they have 6 years to participate in athletics. So if you want to hold them back, you need to do it before they enter 7th grade. And, they way I understand it, once they reach 8th grade, they have 5 years of eligibility, even if they are held back due to failing grades. It is a good rule in most cases. I don't think we want 19 and 20 year olds playing on a football field (or other field, but football is the obvious sport due to collision nature) with 14 and 15 year olds. As far as that goes, do we want them in the classroom with children of the opposite gender? No.

I believe there is another rule that states something like a student can not participate in uil athletics if he/she begins the school year age 19 or older. A student who turns 19 during his/her senior year is eligible however, as long as he/she has not exausted participation years.

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Originally posted by Dillon:
A student who makes a choice to attend a private school typically must take an entrance exam. If the results of that exam(s) show that it is in the student's best interest to repeat the 7th or 8th grade at that time and must do so to be admitted into the school, and the family decides to do that; that is in no way, shape, or form repeating a grade for athletic purposes.

If that student chooses to transfer back to public school at any point in their middle or high school career; he would have the necessary remaining years of high school eligibility left.

This is not always the case. I currently have junior in HS that is playing his last year of HS ball because he repeated the 7th grade at a private school. He failed the private schools entrance exam and they said that he needed to repeat the grade. His grades were good enough the year prior (this according to the UIL) and they ruled that he was not eligible his senior year. The UIL does not recognize a private school entrance exam as an academic factor (according to the paperwork we received from the UIL).

I asked the question, how do you tell if someone is being held back for athletic reasons and they claimed the only factor was grades. If his grades were good enough to advance then he should have advanced...they were not very friendly about it either!

We appealed (another 100.00) and the appeal was denied as well.

Unfortunately (especially )these days, in this country, logic or common sense are thwarted by bureaucracy and politics.

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Originally posted by Old School79:
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Comma splice.


(Just sayin'...ironic)

Once again, as is typical, not all the facts were either presented or known.

The situation in question was ruled on today in favor of the player and school. Good for them. Now, lets get back to playing baseball...on the field.