Process Flow: “Magnet” student attending a school without an attendance zone
wishing to participate in athletic program at home school
Student attending a
"magnet"school
without an attendance
zone wishes to
participate in home
school athletics
program
Executive Director of
Athletics or designee Parent completes
communicates in application for
writing the status of consideration and
request to Parent and submits to Principal of
Principal of both attending school
schools
Executive Director of
Athletics reviews
Principal of attending
request to ensure
school reviews request.
agreement from both
If in agreement, signs
schools/eligibility
application and
based on Board Policy
forwards to home
and GHSA. If in
school Principal for
agreement, signs
consideration
document and places
in departmental file.
Principal of home
school receives request
and reviews with local
school Athletic
Director. If in
agreement, both sign
the application and
forward to Executive
Director of Athletics
for review
NOTE: If there is non-agreement at any stage of the process, it will be the responsibility of the
deciding administrator to communicate this to the parent.
Legal References
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0086 — Operation of school councils; training; membership; management; roles and responsibilities (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0160 — Determination of enrollment; determination of funding (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0315 — Gender equity in sports (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0316 — Athletic association defined; high school athletics (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0319.6 — Home study student participation in resident school system extracurricular and interscholastic activities; short title; definitions; requirements for participation; impact of student withdrawal; reporting requirements (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0324.1 — Concussion management and return to play policies for youth athletes (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0411 — School fund kept separate; use of funds; separation of school taxes; investments (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0775 — Automated external defibrillator required in high schools; requirements; funding (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-17-0002 — Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Lexis)
- Rule 160-5-1-.18 — Competitive Interscholastic Activities in Grades 6-12