New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 8 - STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT
Subchapter 6 - BRIDGE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM
Section 6A:8-6.8 - Athletic and extracurricular activity participation

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:8-6.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) A student in a bridge year may participate in a spring sport sanctioned by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and extracurricular activities at the host high school.

1. A student pursuing a bridge year shall not be eligible to participate in any fall or winter sport sanctioned by the NJSIAA.

2. A student who decides not to continue the bridge year in the spring semester shall not be eligible to participate in a spring sports program or extracurricular activities at the host high school.

(b) To participate in a spring sport during the bridge year, the student shall meet all of the NJSIAA's eligibility requirements, except as detailed at (b)1 below.

1. For students participating in a spring sport during a bridge year, the host high school shall request that the NJSIAA waive the rule under which a student is not eligible for high school athletics after the expiration of eight consecutive semesters following the student's entrance into the ninth grade.

(c) A student participating in a spring sport or extracurricular activity during the bridge year shall pay applicable student athletics and activities fees and be subject to the host high school's student code of conduct, athletic code of conduct, and any other applicable codes, rules, or policies that other students participating in the spring sport or extracurricular activity at the host high school are required to follow.

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