Ineligible Students
Transfers to Schools Within Cleveland County Schools
Students in grades 9-12 who are domiciled inside of Cleveland County and who transfer into a Cleveland County School, and absent a bona fide move, will be ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics for 365 days from the date of enrollment in the new school. This applies for students not already declared eligible in section I (Eligible Students).
Transfers From Outside Cleveland County Schools
Ninth-grade students on a renewal transfer issued after attending grade 8 in the Cleveland County Schools will be eligible to participate in athletics. Other ninth-grade students and students in grades 10-12 who are domiciled outside Cleveland County and who transfer into a Cleveland County School, and absent a bona fide move, will be ineligible to participate in athletics for 365 days from the date of transferring into the new school unless the student is approved through the NCHSAA transfer policy and the CCS policy.