D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-F199
When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Adult Student - A student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, or who has been emancipated from parental control by marriage, operation of statute, or the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Amateur Standing - eligibility status for a student athlete who is a nonprofessional and not receiving profit from their participation in athletic activities
Athletic Appeals Panel (AAP) - A review panel composed of three (3) voting members of the District of Columbia State Athletics Commission.
Athletic Director ("AD") - A person who holds the position of athletic director or a person or entity that performs the functions of an athletic director.
Athletic League - Includes the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association or its successor, the Public Charter School Athletic Association or its successor, and any other collaborative of LEA's or schools for the purpose of which is to organize interscholastic athletic competitions against other members of the collaborative.
Commission - the District of Columbia State Athletics Commission (DCSAC).
Day - One (1) calendar day, unless otherwise stated.
DCPS - means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
DCSAA - means the District of Columbia State Athletic Association.
DCSAA-approved sport or activity - a sport in which DCSAA hosts a state championship and/or is governed by the National Federation of State High School Association rules.
DCSAA Handbook -an annual publication containing playing rules, codes of conduct, sanctions and guidelines for each DCSAA-sanctioned sport, consistent with this chapter, the District of Columbia State Athletics Consolidation Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-263; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2661.01et seq.), and the National Federation of State High School Associations' Rules Books.
DCSAA-approved competition - an interscholastic athletic event or program governed by DCSAA membership standards.
Enroll and Enrollment -- A process through which a student obtains admission to a public or public charter school that includes, at a minimum the following stages:
First year of eligibility - The school year a student first enters ninth (9th) grade for the first (1st) time.
Hardship - A hardship is defined as an unforeseeable, unavoidable, and uncorrectable act, condition or event, which causes the imposition of a severe and non-athletic burden upon the student or his/her family.
Interscholastic Athletics Program - all athletic activities or sports offered within a school, the purpose of which is to provide opportunities for students to compete with other students on like teams in other schools.
Local Education Agency or LEA - the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
Member School - a public, public charter, parochial, or private school in the District that is a member of the DCSAA.
Ninth Grade - A student is considered to be in grade nine (9) upon the student's promotion from the eighth (8th) grade to the ninth (9th grade) on the last school day of the student's eighth (8th) grade (8th) grade academic year. The ninth (9th) grade year is considered to be completed on the last day of summer vacation prior to the first day of the new academic (tenth (10th) grade) year.
OSSE - The District of Columbia's Office of the Superintendent of State Education.
Parent - Consistent with the terms as defined in 5- A DCMR § 5099, the natural parent, stepparent, or parent by adoption who has custody or control of a student, including joint custody; a person who has been appointed legal guardian of a student by a court of competent jurisdiction; or other primary caregiver as verified pursuant to 5-A DCMR § 5005.
Participate - Inclusion on the tryout roster or team roster as a member of a recognized school team to tryout or play in practices, contests, and competitions, or otherwise engaging in other activities as part of the team.
Previous participation - Prior participation in interscholastic athletics in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
Receiving school - The school a student enrolls in, after leaving his or her previous school.
Sending School - A school that a student withdraws from, in order to attend a different school.
Title IX - Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, approved June 23, 1972 ( Pub. L. No. 92318, 86 Stat. 235; 20 USC §§ 1681- 1688 ).
Transfer - The student has withdrawn from a sending school and has enrolled in a receiving school.
Valid Change of Residence - when a student moves from the residence where the enrolling parent(s) lived with the student, and that has been vacated by the entire family for use as its residence, to a new residence with the enrolling parent(s).
Week - Seven (7) calendar days, unless otherwise stated.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-F199