All students who participate student activities/athletics listed in Policy 6700 are a) required to have on the school records credit for twenty hours of school work for the immediate preceding semester to participate and b) must be taking twenty credit hours of instruction per week from the Lincoln Public Schools during the semester of participation. In the case of unusual circumstances, the participant, guardian or representative may discuss the matter with the appropriate school personnel and seek a waiver from this regulation.
Eligibility criteria for part-time students is governed by Policy 5111, NSAA bylaws, and state law. The standards for satisfactory academic performance for participation in extracurricular activities for a part-time student attending a home (exempt) school shall be set by the home school, which shall provide assurances of compliance with such academic standards upon request. In the case of an alleged infraction of this regulation, the participant may be suspended from practice, participation in co-curricular activities of a selected class or interscholastic competition. In any case, the procedures for suspension, regulation 6740.1, will be followed.