coastball Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 1/2/2026 at 6:58 PM, Rebel Bert said: Did a parent work at Columbia. If so its allowed by law. Last time I checked just "working" there didn't count. I thought they had to be certified staff? I may be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, coastball said: Last time I checked just "working" there didn't count. I thought they had to be certified staff? I may be wrong Correct. Usually they HAVE to be in a certified position for them to be eligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4 hours ago, coastball said: Last time I checked just "working" there didn't count. I thought they had to be certified staff? I may be wrong Correct a teacher or principal certified and not an employee of the county, school maintenance, or Walmart, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Section 2 of the Bylaws deals with eligibility including transfers, custodial parents, military, etc. Section 3 of the Bylaws discusses Recruiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) Wise coaches and parents are very aware of the bylaws and do proper research and planning. Or in some cases others do this for them. Edited January 5 by pancho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyouevencoachbro Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 19 hours ago, Prince of Darkness said: Starting LT for Heritage Academy is transferring to Starkville HS. So Starkville has gotten the RB from New Hope, Starting tackle from Heritage, and possibly the Starting QB from New Hope. I am not accusing anyone of anything but that seems suspicious. Got to keep up with those other 7a schools with similar move ins and transfers, who have had great success recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 10 minutes ago, doyouevencoachbro said: So Starkville has gotten the RB from New Hope, Starting tackle from Heritage, and possibly the Starting QB from New Hope. I am not accusing anyone of anything but that seems suspicious. Got to keep up with those other 7a schools with similar move ins and transfers, who have had great success recently. By laws state that if any of those 3 schools file a protest by principal of the school then Starkville will have legal residence otherwise said student is ineligible until proven eligibility. And yes the student can't participate in sports until. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, doyouevencoachbro said: So Starkville has gotten the RB from New Hope, Starting tackle from Heritage, and possibly the Starting QB from New Hope. I am not accusing anyone of anything but that seems suspicious. Got to keep up with those other 7a schools with similar move ins and transfers, who have had great success recently. Starkville gotta keep up with the Tupelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, doyouevencoachbro said: So Starkville has gotten the RB from New Hope, Starting tackle from Heritage, and possibly the Starting QB from New Hope. I am not accusing anyone of anything but that seems suspicious. Got to keep up with those other 7a schools with similar move ins and transfers, who have had great success recently. Same tackle that had already transferred from New Hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyouevencoachbro Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, Old Golfer said: Starkville gotta keep up with the Tupelo Tupelo has to keep up with other schools now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Any news as to transfer bern mentioned or come out of the district meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 According to the Facebook page of Smith/Rankin State Senator good news out of the Senate Education Sub Committee Senate Bill 2002 Student Transportabilty Law: 1 Transfers from a public school to a public school can't be denighed. 2 A tax incentive can be given to school releasing the student. I hope MHSAA is aware of this bill that needs to be looked into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 37 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: According to the Facebook page of Smith/Rankin State Senator good news out of the Senate Education Sub Committee Senate Bill 2002 Student Transportabilty Law: 1 Transfers from a public school to a public school can't be denighed. 2 A tax incentive can be given to school releasing the student. I hope MHSAA is aware of this bill that needs to be looked into. Just an update: 1 March 15th of the school year will be the deadline for transferring. 2 The tax fee goes to the receiving school as long as they approve the transfer at the next board meeting and in writing. 3 MHSAA rules must be or have the right to intervene if necessary as to the eligibility of an athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Lawsuit at Jackson Academy. A Madison county family is suing JA after their son was un enrolled last June. His father found and has info on JA for recruiting 10 public school kids. Meetings were held after JA violated MAIS rule which prohibits recruiting of public school kids. See article on WAPT tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Darkness Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/5/2026 at 1:44 PM, TheAnswer said: Same tackle that had already transferred from New Hope? No, this kid had been at Heritage his entire life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 12 hours ago, Rebel Bert said: According to the Facebook page of Smith/Rankin State Senator good news out of the Senate Education Sub Committee Senate Bill 2002 Student Transportabilty Law: 1 Transfers from a public school to a public school can't be denighed. 2 A tax incentive can be given to school releasing the student. I hope MHSAA is aware of this bill that needs to be looked into. Is that the new one or old one that has been forgotten about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastball Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 13 hours ago, Rebel Bert said: Just an update: 1 March 15th of the school year will be the deadline for transferring. 2 The tax fee goes to the receiving school as long as they approve the transfer at the next board meeting and in writing. 3 MHSAA rules must be or have the right to intervene if necessary as to the eligibility of an athlete. I hope they still enforce some type of eligibility restrictions or this is going to be complete chaos and stupidity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Oh it’s gonna create mass chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 4 hours ago, Merlin said: Is that the new one or old one that has been forgotten about? Passed the Senate Education Committee yesterday. It does have a provision at the bottom that allows MHSAA by laws to rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, Chunky6617 said: Oh it’s gonna create mass chaos For athletes yes if principal files a complaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 4 minutes ago, Chunky6617 said: Oh it’s gonna create mass chaos John King has stopped Taylorsville students from transferring out now he can't and will the principal file the complaints going forward. And remember the deadline in this bill is March 15th. No transfers after March 15th of 2027 and be eligible for fall of 2028 should this bill be signed by the governor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The senator told me the bill in the house is the one that allows a public school student take public funds with him to the private school. I don't see a problem if an athlete is transferring from Oak Grove to PCS or Madison Central to St Andrew's. But transferring from Oak Grove to Columbia Avademy or MC to MRA will be a problem. If they want the money then join MHSAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 The senate bill, if I’m reading correctly, only allows a student that is in a poorly performing school district to transfer to a better school district. In other words, you cannot transfer from a B school to another B school. But you can transfer from an F school to a B school. It will be interesting to see what all criteria they set for that. I don’t think you should be able to transfer from a B or C school period, not even to an A school. If you are in a failing school, I could see it maybe. This is probably the states way of eventually closing down all these failing school districts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I wouldn't think the school could stop you from transferring aside from your athletic eligibility. Maybe they leave and sit out a year or don't leave but won't play for the school. It seems just really tough to enforce anything. If you make the family mad for not allowing transfer, many will probably sit out for spite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Jake Wimberly talking about the JA case on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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