{"id":286,"date":"2017-09-26T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/schoolservices\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:29:29","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/schoolservices\/athletics\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athlete Eligibility: <\/strong>A student not currently suspended from interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities, or suspended or expelled from school, pursuant to a district school board\u2019s suspension or expulsion powers provided in law, including Florida Statutes 1006.07, 1006.08, and 1006.09, is immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities. A student may not participate in a sport if the student participated in that same sport at another school during that school year, unless the student meets the criteria in Florida Statute 1006.15(3)(h). A student\u2019s eligibility to participate in any interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity may not be affected by any alleged recruiting violation until final disposition of the allegation pursuant to Florida Statute 1006.20(2)(g). Students who participate in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities for, but are not enrolled in, a public school pursuant to Florida Statute 1006.15(3)(c)-(e) and (8), are subject to this Code of Conduct for the limited purpose of establishing and maintaining the student\u2019s eligibility to participate at the school. A student who transfers to a school during the school year may seek to immediately join an existing team if the roster for the specific interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity has not reached the activity\u2019s identified maximum size and if the coach for the activity determines that the student has the requisite skill and ability to participate.<\/p>\n

Florida Statute 1006.15: Student Standards for Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Student Activities; Regulation: 1006.15(3)(h)<\/strong><\/p>\n

(h)1. A school district or charter school may not delay eligibility or otherwise prevent a student participating in controlled open enrollment, or a choice program, from being immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n

2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student participated in that same sport at another school during that school year, unless the student meets one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n