W. Va. Code R. § 133-7-6

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 133-7-6 - Eligibility of Commuting Resident Students Attending High School Out-of-State

6.1. The Commission shall waive the credit hour requirements in Section 2 of this rule if:

6.1.1. The applicant resided with his or her parent or legal guardian full time in West Virginia while attending high school in another state; and

6.1.2. The parent or legal guardian and the applicant meet the residency requirements set out in Section 2 of this rule; and

6.1.3. The applicant commuted from and returned to West Virginia on a daily basis while attending the out-of-state high school; Provided, That overnight school activities or social activities or visitation with a noncustodial parent in another state may not vitiate an applicant's residency status: Provided, however, That in order to meet the residency requirements of this rule, an applicant and his or her parent or legal guardian must reside, both physically and legally, in West Virginia; and

6.1.4. The applicant was a dependent of the parent or legal guardian with whom he or she resided in West Virginia; and

6.1.5. The applicant has not established domicile in another state; and

6.1.6. The high school's curriculum requirements for graduation are equivalent, or sufficiently similar to, those required for high school graduation in this State.

W. Va. Code R. § 133-7-6