Activities and Athletics

 

Extracurricular and Interscholastic Activities

This is a summary of Colorado State Statutes and Colorado High School Activities

Association guidelines that pertain to on-line school students participating in

extracurricular and/or interscholastic activities.

Summary of the Law:

 

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Students enrolled in an on-line program, may participate on an equal basis in any

extracurricular or interscholastic activity offered by a public school, assuming the

on-line program doesn’t already offer such extracurricular or interscholastic

activity.

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A school may charge any student participating in an activity a participation fee as

a prerequisite to participation. The fee amount is determine in accordance with

current state law. t

 

 

Key Statutes

22-33-104.6.(4) (b) For purposes of this subsection (4), a child who is participating in an

on-line program, other than a child who is participating in the on-line program after

having been expelled from a public school, may participate on an equal basis in

any extracurricular or interscholastic activity offered by a public school or offered

by a private school, at the private school's discretion, as provided in section

22-32-

116.5-

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22-32-116.5. (b) If a student's school of attendance or

nonpublic home-based

educational program does not offer an activity in which the student wishes to

participate, the student may participate in the activity at another public school in the i

student's school district of attendance or in the student's school district of

residence. If the activity is not offered at any public school in the school district of

attendance or the school district of residence, the student may participate in the

activity at a public school in a school district that is contiguous to the student's

school district of residence or at the nearest public school that has the facilities for

and offers the activity, even if the public school is not in a contiguous school

district.

(6) (a) A school may charge any student participating in an activity a participation fee as

a prerequisite to participation. The fee amount that a school of participation

charges a non-enrolled student shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the

fee amount the school of participation would charge an enrolled student to

participate in the activity.

(10) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Activity" means

any extracurricular or interscholastic activity, including but not limited to, any

academic, artistic, athletic, recreational, or other activity offered by a school.

 

Douglas County School District Expectations:

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Douglas County Residents

must participate at the school in their attendance

area.

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Residents of other counties

must participate at the school closest to their

attendance area that is open

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Eligibility –

all participants are subject to the sponsoring school’s eligibility policy

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Activities –

 

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Hybrid students may attend the dances of their school if they are in

attendance for a minimum of 2 classes. Otherwise, they will be

considered a guest.