Can you please explain to me how a good young man with no discipline problems and with good grades is punished by his parents decisions. This young man was living with his Aunt and Grampa in Agua Fria district so that his dad can tie up things with his wife and work in California. No, there was no court paperwork or nothing like that, just a decision that his parents thought that was in the best interest of this young man. He played Basketball in a District, but now his dad has moved to another District where he can afford a place for himself and his Son. There is no transportation for this young man to go back to his former District so he is attending the school in which boundaries he lives in.. The Basketball coach from where he transferred from has took it personal and said that this young man left because his dad did not like his program ( You should be ashamed of yourself for stopping a young man from playing). So the young man has to sit 9 games. His hardship has been denied, because there probably is not enough evidence or paperwork besides residency of his dad in California and now here in Phoenix. This young man is a Senior and has potential this year to earn a scholarship.
They do not have money for a lawyer. It is really a shame. I have seen transfers left and right in this state, and appeals being herd with a Lawyer on hand and it gets overturned. What about the families that cannot afford that option. He did not transfer to a Basketball Powerhouse nor leave a Basketball Powerhouse. Am I missing something!! Here are the hardship Rules. Does he not fall in this category. The kid does not make any decisions.
5.14.1 Hardship Defined - Each case is dependent upon its facts, but as a general guideline, the Executive Board will use the following criteria:
15.14.1.1 An unforeseeable, unavoidable, and uncorrectable act, condition, or event, over which the student and his/her family has no control; and
15.14.1.2 Which has caused a severe burden upon the student or his/her family; and
15.14.1.3 Which has caused the student’s noncompliance with the eligibility rule(s) involved.
15.14.1.4 Whether athletics plays a role in the circumstances involved in the hardship request. NOTE: Where it is determined that athletic motivation is present; this would be sufficient, in and of itself, for denial of the hardship request.
15.14.1.5 Loss of eligibility in itself is not to be considered a hardship
They do not have money for a lawyer. It is really a shame. I have seen transfers left and right in this state, and appeals being herd with a Lawyer on hand and it gets overturned. What about the families that cannot afford that option. He did not transfer to a Basketball Powerhouse nor leave a Basketball Powerhouse. Am I missing something!! Here are the hardship Rules. Does he not fall in this category. The kid does not make any decisions.
5.14.1 Hardship Defined - Each case is dependent upon its facts, but as a general guideline, the Executive Board will use the following criteria:
15.14.1.1 An unforeseeable, unavoidable, and uncorrectable act, condition, or event, over which the student and his/her family has no control; and
15.14.1.2 Which has caused a severe burden upon the student or his/her family; and
15.14.1.3 Which has caused the student’s noncompliance with the eligibility rule(s) involved.
15.14.1.4 Whether athletics plays a role in the circumstances involved in the hardship request. NOTE: Where it is determined that athletic motivation is present; this would be sufficient, in and of itself, for denial of the hardship request.
15.14.1.5 Loss of eligibility in itself is not to be considered a hardship
